BEIJING, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,829.45 points, down 7.98 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,030.74 points, down 48.08 points, or 0.60 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,614.41 points, down 78.04 points, or 0.44 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,024.10 points, down 47.30 points, or 0.59 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,119.95 points, down 251.81 points, or 0.66 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,388.44 points, down 2.59 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,657.18 points, down 32.65 points, or 1.21 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,592.18 points, down 33.62 points, or 0.60 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,091.42 points, down 159.08 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,556.03 points, down 198.79 points, or 1.12 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,782.29 points, up 100.48 points, or 0.54 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,343.85 points, down 1.61 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,577.67 points, up 11.89 points, or 0.16 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
