China's major stock index ends lower

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.23 percent at 3,285.06 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.53 percent lower at 10,469.34 points. The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, lost 0.93 percent to close at 1,724.83 points.