(Yicai Global) March 6 -- Securities brokers in China's mainland stock markets continued their slide in the afternoon, dragging the main board down more than 1 percent at the close.

The Shanghai Composite Index ended 1.21 percent lower at 3,034.51. The Shenzhen Component Index was at 11,582.82, down 1.10 percent, and the ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, dipped 0.75 percent to 2,192.94.

Securities brokers dived more than 3 percent at the close, among which China Securities [SHE:601066] dropped the most at 7.17 percent to CNY36.10 (USD5.20).

Medical mask producers went against the market grain amid the Covid-19 epidemic, led by raw material provider Shandong Dawn Polymer [SHE:002838], which hit the 10 percent limit up for three days in a row at CNY53.64.

Editor: Ben Armour