BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,537.84 points, up 15.54 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,916.96 points, up 74.17 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,647.03 points, up 47.63 points, or 0.27 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 18,432.50 points, down 76.15 points, or 0.41 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,367.98 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,478.14 points, down 53.35 points, or 0.71 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,932.39 points, down 6.36 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,673.58 points, down 80.51 points, or 0.92 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 17,304.96 points, down 39.64 points, or 0.23 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,114.70 points, up 22.40 points, or 0.28 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 38,126.33 points, down 975.49 points, or 2.49 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,419.84 points, down 36.10 points, or 1.04 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,777.70 points, up 7.00 points, or 0.25 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
