BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.24 percent to 3,342.01 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.4 percent lower at 10,365.73 points

The combined turnover of these two indices stood at about 1.14 trillion yuan (about 158.6 billion U.S. dollars), up from 974.5 billion yuan the previous trading day.

Shares related to tourism and retail sectors emerged as top gainers, while those in consumer electronics and AI glasses suffered big losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.86 percent to close at 2,065.4 points Thursday. Enditem