BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.2 percent to close at 2,704.14 points Wednesday.

The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and the Shenzhen SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Board Index, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.