(Yicai Global) June 24 -- Chinese mainland stock markets closed lower at the lunch break today after a mix in morning trading. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.1 percent at 2,999.30. The Shenzhen Component Index was 0.2 percent lower at 9,196.36 and the ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, was down 0.7 percent at 1,513.11. 

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