Chinese stocks close higher Thursday

Chinese stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 2.18 percent to finish at 3,299.14 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index advanced 1.83 percent to close at 11,750.78 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.19 percent to end at 1,880.39 points.