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Chinese shares close higher Thursday

Xinhua, May 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

Chinese shares closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up by 1.87 percent to finish at 4,529.42 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index gained 3.49 percent to close at 15,872.53 points.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, surged 3.56 percent to end at 3,527.41 points. Endi