(Yicai Global) April 30 -- Stock markets on the Chinese mainland recovered from the morning jitters toward the end of the first session today after worse-than-expected manufacturing data pushed the three core indexes to one-month lows.
 

The Shanghai Composite Index was up 0.43 percent at 3,075.74 entering the lunch break, while the Shenzhen Component Index closed 0.71 percent higher at 9,690.54. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, was 0.86 percent stronger at 1,629.55. Trading volume on both bourses was lighter than usual.