(Yicai Global) July 12 -- China's mainland stock markets moved upward as lunchtime neared after opening mixed in the morning.

The Shanghai Composite Index closed up 0.46 percent at 2,931.12 at the half break. The Shenzhen Component Index stood at 9,213.31, up 0.66 percent and the ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises in Shenzhen, nudged up 0.34 percent to 1,519.35.

Editor: Ben Armour