(Yicai  Global) July 15 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland fluctuated today's afternoon session but sustained gains made after bouncing back from a poor start to the morning.

The  Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.4 percent at 2,942.19, while the Shenzhen Component Index finished 1.04 percent  higher at 9,309.42. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, led the three benchmarks by surging 1.94 percent to 1,547.47.