Chinese shares close higher Thursday

BEIJING, Aug. 11– Chinese stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.6 percent to 3,281.67 points.

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — Chinese stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.6 percent to 3,281.67 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.05 percent higher at 12,474.03 points. Enditem