Straight lines with gaps without joining

Hi Everyone,
I have a requirement.
Month Qtr Year Avg
Jan 10 200
Feb 10 200
Mar 10 200
Apr 10 300
May 10 300
June 10 300
July 10 250.
I need to show the qtr year average in a line but the line shouldn't join the value from 200 to 300 and 300 to 250. Can i Have straight lines with gaps?
Thank you.

Also, using Plus,diamond etc would solve the problem but I want '-' symbol type. Is it possible to customize '-' symbol?

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