BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) - China's major stock indices ended higher in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.28 percent to 2,823.27 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index went up 0.52 percent to end at 10,440.86 points at midday. 

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, went up 1.37 percent to 1,991.63 points in the morning session Thursday.