BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.76 percent, at 2,777.77 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.97 percent lower at 9,023.82 points. The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.88 percent to close at 1,563.01 points. Enditem

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