BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.18 percent to 3,270.38 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.64 percent higher at 12,048.27 points.

The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 901.1 billion yuan (about 132.7 billion U.S. dollars), up from 804.8 billion yuan on the previous trading day.

Shares related to the semiconductor industry led the gains, while those related to the combustible ice sector suffered losses.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.74 percent to close at 2,569.73 points on Thursday.