Chinese shares close higher Wednesday

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks index.html" target="_blank">index.html" target="_blank">closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite index.html" target="_blank">index up 1.57 percent, at 3,102.10 points.

The Shenzhen Component index.html" target="_blank">index index.html" target="_blank">index.html" target="_blank">closed 1.09 percent higher at 9,700.49 points.