BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,220.72 points, down 9.45 points, or 0.29 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,906.91 points, down 37.73 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,254.38 points, down 25.46 points, or 0.13 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,301.20 points, down 47.90 points, or 0.57 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 39,888.91 points, down 92.15 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,870.48 points, down 16.50 points, or 0.42 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,526.10 points, up 5.05 points, or 0.20 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,918.25 points, up 9.22 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 42,635.20 points, up 106.84 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 19,478.88 points, down 10.80 points, or 0.06 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 20,329.94 points, down 10.63 points, or 0.05 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,251.03 points, up 5.75 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,452.42 points, down 36.93 points, or 0.49 percent. ■
