Shares of ZTO Express and Baidu shed 4.03 percent and 3.01 percent, respectively, leading the laggards in the top 10 stocks in the index.
Stocks of Yum China Holdings and Trip.com Group rose 1.24 percent and 0.54 percent, respectively, the only two gainers in the top 10 stocks.
Wall Street's major averages closed mixed on Thursday as market sentiment was dented in the wake of another dismal weekly report on U.S. jobless claims.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.93 points, or 0.05 percent, to 26,281.82. The S&P 500 fell 10.52 points, or 0.34 percent, to 3,112.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 67.10 points, or 0.69 percent, to 9,615.81.
The Cboe Volatility Index, widely considered as the best fear gauge in the stock market, climbed 0.58 percent to 25.81.
As of Wednesday, the S&P U.S. Listed China 50 index stood at 3,739.54, marking a 6.12-percent increase for the month-to-date returns and an 18.07-percent gain for the year-to-date returns.
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