Shares of NetEase and ZTO Express rose 2.29 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively, leading the gainers in the top 10 stocks in the index.
Shares of Yum China Holdings and New Oriental Education & Technology Group dipped 0.73 percent and 0.36 percent, respectively, leading the decliners.
U.S. stocks finished lower on Thursday, dampened by a slow of soft data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 54.80 points, or 0.20 percent, to 27,766.29. The S&P 500 fell 4.92 points, or 0.16 percent, to 3,103.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 20.52 points, or 0.24 percent, to 8,506.21.
The Cboe Volatility Index, widely considered the best fear gauge in the stock market, climbed 2.74 percent to 13.13 on Thursday.
As of Wednesday, the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index stood at 2,910.73, marking a 0.55-percent increase for the month-to-date returns and a 27.03-percent gain for the year-to-date returns.
Latest comments