(Yicai Global) Jan. 14 -- China's mainland stock markets ended today's morning session in the red after opening higher. 

The Shanghai Composite Index closed for lunch 0.05 percent lower at 3,113.96, while the Shenzhen Component Index ended at 11,017.10, down 0.21 percent. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, hit the break down 0.41 percent at 1,927.23.  

Editor: James Boynton