BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended lower in the morning session Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ending 0.33 percent lower at 2,787.28 points.

File photo provided by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) shows an outside view of the SSE in Shanghai, east China. (Xinhua)

The Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.45 percent to end at 10,251.87 points at midday.