The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.96 percent to close at 3,311.47 points Wednesday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 3.6 percent higher at 1,890.25 points on Wednesday.

Chinese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.71 percent to 3,891.6 points.The Shenzhen Component Index closed 1.26 percent higher at 13,454.74 points.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, opened 0.24 percent higher at 1,828.91 points on Wednesday.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 42 pips to 6.7628 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.03 percent to open at 3,246.89 points Wednesday.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 percent to open at 3,861.75 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 122.67 points, or 0.5 percent, to open at 24,789.91 points Wednesday.

Hong Kong's stock market ended lower Tuesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1 percent to close at 24,667.24 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index lost 0.96 percent to 8,204.91 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 0.62 percent to 4,291.34 points.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 58.15 points, or 0.23 percent, to 24,859.45 points in the morning session on Tuesday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.14 percent to open at 3,280.85 points Tuesday.The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.14 percent to open at 3,879.73 points.The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.17 percent lower at 13,362.17 points.

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 28 pips to 6.7670 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

The Hang Seng Index gained 16.46 points, or 0.07 percent, to open at 24,934.06 points on Tuesday.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, pressured by unexpected calls from AI executives for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 152.09 points, or 0.29 percent, to 52,421.2. The S&P 500 sank 37 points, or 0.48 percent, to 7,619.98. The Nasdaq Composite

Hong Kong's stock market ended higher Monday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.45 percent to close at 24,917.60 points.

TOKYO, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index ending at its lowest level in a month and a half, as calls by top executives of major U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) developers to slow the pace of AI development triggered selling of related shares.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 518.35 points, or 0.81 percent, from Friday to close at 63,492.99, its lowest finish since July 30.The broader Topix index, meanwhile, gained 29.91 points, or 0.74 percent, to end at 4,058.21.The Nikkei index briefly shed around 2 percent in the morning session as investors sold AI- and semiconductor-related shares after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in an essay Saturday that the industry should slow the pace on safety grounds, a call backed by Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.Among AI-linked decliners, SoftBank Group plunged over 10 percent after a report cited OpenAI CEO as saying the U.S. company, in which SoftBank has heavily invested, will not go public this year, analysts said.Bank and other financial stocks, meanwhile, found buying support on expectations that further rate hikes by the Bank of Japan would boost profits, helping lift the broader Topix index.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 1.10 percent to close at 3,285.58 points Monday.

The STAR Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.35 percent lower at 1,811.23 points on Monday.

Chinese stocks closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.07 percent to 3,885.33 points.