BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) - China's major stock indices ended higher in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.16 percent at 3,061.1 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index went up 0.86 percent to end at 12,217.53 points at midday. 

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went down 0.03 percent to 2,418.89 points in the morning session Thursday.