(Yicai Global) June 3 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland were unable to sustain their early buying activities despite a better than expected Caixin Manufacturing PMI index for last month buoyed by a jump in new export orders.
 

The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.49 percent at 2,884.54 at the lunch bell, while the Shenzhen Component Index finished 0.81 percent lower at 8,850.32.
 

The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, closed down 0.85 percent at 1,471.02.

Editor: Ben Armour