BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.22 percent, at 3,600.78 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.3 percent lower at 14,852.88 points.

The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices stood at 1 trillion yuan (about 156.6 billion U.S. dollars), up from 939.7 billion yuan in the previous trading day.

Shares related to finance and furniture led the gains, while those in the steel and medical equipment sectors were among the biggest losers.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 0.19 percent to close at 3,232.29 points.