Chinese shares close higher at midday Friday

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- China's major stock indices ended higher in the morning session index.html" target="_blank">index.html" target="_blank">Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite index.html" target="_blank">index up 1.54 percent at 3,036.76 points.

The Shenzhen Component index.html" target="_blank">index rose 1.98 percent to end at 9,604.41 points at midday.