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(Yicai Global) May 6 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland extended losses in afternoon trading as major indexes broke below psychologically important support levels.
The Shanghai Composite finished down 5.6 percent at 2,906.46, while the Shenzhen Component Index had fallen 7.56 percent to 8,943.52. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, ended 7.94 percent lower at 1,494.89.
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