(Yicai Global) June 19 -- Although investor profited, China's stock markets closed higher today.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.96 percent at 2,917.84, while the Shenzhen Component Index rose 1.38 percent to 8,925.78, and the ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, increased 0.98 percent to 1,469.99.