BEIJING -- Chinese stocks ended mixed after volatile trading on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.58 percent, or 21.37 points, to finish at 3,682.09 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index dipped 0.35 percent, or 44.12 points, to close at 12,712.98 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, tanked 3.91 percent, or 93.22 points, to end at 2,291.79 points.