The Shenzhen Component Index closed 2.41 percent higher at 12,289.97 points.
The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two indices came in at 1.28 trillion yuan (201.87 billion U.S. dollars), up from 1.19 trillion yuan on the previous trading day.
Furniture and medical equipment shares posted stellar performances, while shares of plastic products saw major losses.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 2.87 percent to close at 2,710.73 points Thursday.
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