BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) - China's major stock indices ended higher in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.03 percent at 2,936.88 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index went up 0.32 percent to end at 11,457.5 points at midday.  

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went down 0.41 percent to 2,254.77 points in the morning session Thursday.