Chinese shares close higher Friday
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BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.76 percent to 3,264.81 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.57 percent higher at 11,980.62 points.

The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 747.2 billion yuan (about 110.37 billion U.S. dollars), up from 687 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to coal, oil, and gas led the gains, while those in the brokerages sector were among the heaviest losers.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.56 percent to close at 2,585.96 points Friday.