Chinese shares close lower Wednesday

Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.82 percent, at 3,186.82 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.6 percent lower at 11,568.17 points.

The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 873.4 billion yuan (about 137 billion U.S. dollars).

Shares related to logistics and coal were among the top gainers, while those related to online gaming and digital currency led the losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 2.25 percent to close at 2,466.84 points Wednesday.