BEIJING - Chinese stocks pulled out of the negative territory half an hour towards close on Friday despite falling trade and shrinking current account surplus, extending the market's gains to fifth consecutive weeks.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index added 2.39 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 2,351.98, capping this week's gains to 2.23 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index advanced 30.23 points, or 0.32 percent, to finish at 9,590.95, registering a weekly rally of 1.63 percent.