BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,842.00 points, down 25.08 points, or 0.43 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 42,296.26 points, down 45.98 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 19,190.04 points, down 182.73 points, or 0.94 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 19,822.87 points, down 146.99 points, or 0.74 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,105.32 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,244.15 points, down 50.22 points, or 0.69 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,368.07 points, down 1.96 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,646.62 points, down 2.41 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 19,720.70 points, down 31.81 points, or 0.16 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,067.00 points, down 101.20 points, or 1.24 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 38,701.90 points, down 111.68 points, or 0.29 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,719.93 points, down 42.95 points, or 1.14 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,404.15 points, down 31.78 points, or 1.30 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
