(Yicai Global) Nov. 2 -- Stock markets on China's mainland were jumbled at lunch time today as investors forayed into bargain-hunting in Shenzhen, while sellers seized the high ground in Shanghai.

The Shanghai Composite Index was down 0.05 percent at 3,222.91 at the lunch break, while its Nasdaq-like Star Market Board 50 Index, or Star 50, was down 0.70 percent to 1,384.11 after losing nearly 1 percent earlier.

The Shenzhen Component Index was up 1.00 percent at 13,368.74. The ChiNext Price Index, which tracks growth enterprises listed in Shenzhen, gained 1.51 percent to 2,695.97.

Editor: Ben Armour