(Yicai Global) April 28 -- China’s mainland stock markets closed mixed today after making early gains in the morning session, with brokerages and listed venture capital firms among the best performers and shipbuilders the worst.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.19 percent lower at 2,810, while the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.47 percent to 10,501.15. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, finished up 0.6 percent at 2,030.72 as it begun trialing a new applicant registration system.

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