Chinese shares closed up 1.38 percent on Wednesday led by blue-chip steel makers and coal producers on hopes for increasing demand in the second half of the year, dealers said. 我要收藏 The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers A and B shares, was up 43.39 points to 3,188.55 on turnover of 217.6 billion yuan (31.9 billion dollars). The Shanghai A-share index gained 45.59 points, or 1.38 percent, to close at 3,347.29 on turnover of 217.2 billion yuan, while the Shenzhen A-share index rose 9.06 points, or 0.81 percent, to 1,132.82 on turnover of 111.5 billion yuan.