BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended mixed in the morning session Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.18 percent at 2,999.92 points.

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The Shenzhen Component Index went up 0.22 percent to end at 9,388.8 points at midday.

The ChiNext Index, tracking China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, went up 0.29 percent to 1,537.19 points in the morning session.