BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,507.44 points, down 1.57 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 39,358.95 points, up 27.10 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 18,016.12 points, down 12.64 points, or 0.07 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 18,375.96 points, up 1.43 points, or 0.01 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,171.12 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,677.34 points, up 45.26 points, or 0.59 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,957.57 points, down 24.81 points, or 0.83 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,673.83 points, down 86.60 points, or 0.99 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 18,028.28 points, up 49.71 points, or 0.28 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,831.80 points, up 91.90 points, or 1.19 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 40,913.65 points, up 332.89 points, or 0.82 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,439.88 points, up 24.37 points, or 0.71 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,824.39 points, up 30.33 points, or 1.09 percent. ■
