BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) - China's major stock indices ended lower in the morning session Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index ending 0.05 percent lower at 3,113.96 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index lost 0.21 percent to end at 11,017.1 at midday.  

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went down 0.41 percent to 1,927.23 points in the morning session Tuesday.