BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) - China's major stock indices ended lower in the morning session Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.11 percent at 2,939.08 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index went down 0.18 percent to end at 9,292.59 points at midday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went down 0.26 percent to 1,543.5 points in the morning session.