BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended lower in the morning session Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.34 percent at 3,491.69 points.

File photo

The Shenzhen Component Index lost 0.11 percent to end at 14,399.51 points at midday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went up 0.55 percent to 2,867.48 points in the morning session.