BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,698.19 points, down 11.35 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 42,099.53 points, down 96.99 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,859.49 points, down 65.63 points, or 0.37 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 19,074.45 points, down 90.30 points, or 0.47 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,290.86 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,555.23 points, down 22.36 points, or 0.30 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.
The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 22,113.51 points, down 330.22 points, or 1.47 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,205.20 points, up 7.00 points, or 0.09 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 38,552.06 points, up 743.30 points, or 1.97 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,577.43 points, down 7.24 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index had no trading. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)