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Chinese shares close lower at midday

Xinhua,March 22, 2018 Adjust font size:

BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended lower in the morning session on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.81 percent to end at 3,254.31 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index lost 0.54 percent to end at 10,920.71 points. Enditem