BEIJING -- [Company Registration in USA]Chinese shares closed higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.65 percent to finish at 4,967.90 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index gained 1.93 percent to close at 17,405.57 points.

The ChiNext Index, [HK Corporate Registration]tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, gained 4.20 percent to end at 3,741.36 points.