(Yicai Global) July 29 -- China's mainland stock markets ended the afternoon on different footings while agricultural equities performed the best with a 2.3 percent increase on average.

The Shanghai Composite Index dropped 0.1 percent to close at 2,941.01. The Shenzhen Component Index climbed 0.06 percent to 9,354.28. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, closed 0.3 percent higher at 1,566.52.

Editor: Emmi Laine