Chinese shares closed higher on Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.6 percent to end at 3,391.35 points.
The smaller Shenzhen index advanced 1.3 percent to close at 11,374.83 points. The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, rose 1.85 percent to close at 2,449.03 points.
