BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,219.52 points, down 14.66 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 39,410.54 points, down 65.36 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 16,335.30 points, down 93.52 points, or 0.57 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 18,206.36 points, up 0.42 points, or 0.00 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,930.92 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,147.80 points, down 4.12 points, or 0.05 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,026.31 points, down 21.72 points, or 0.71 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,422.61 points, down 142.95 points, or 1.49 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 16,473.64 points, down 25.83 points, or 0.16 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,811.90 points, up 41.30 points, or 0.53 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 40,414.12 points, down 474.31 points, or 1.16 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,198.10 points, down 19.87 points, or 0.62 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,737.65 points, down 10.90 points, or 0.40 percent. ■
