(Yicai Global) Sept. 20 -- Listed companies in the intelligent transport sector fared well through today thanks to new central government guidelines shining a light on the high-speed rail and self-driving sectors, while the markets on a whole ended the day mixed. 

The Shanghai Composite Index finished up 0.24 percent at 3,006.45, while the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 0.29 percent to close at 9,881.25. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks emerging startups listed in Shenzhen, fell 0.03 percent to 1,705.05.

The defense and pork sectors led declines.