BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,371.09 points, down 0.83 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,830.11 points, down 13.12 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,616.33 points, up 16.02 points, or 0.07 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,778.80 points, down 7.40 points, or 0.10 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 37,081.64 points, up 262.55 points, or 0.71 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,824.20 points, down 8.87 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,598.06 points, up 23.24 points, or 0.90 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,599.30 points, up 27.23 points, or 0.49 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,350.93 points, down 82.55 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,648.45 points, up 212.35 points, or 1.22 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 22,676.41 points, up 347.64 points, or 1.56 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,540.97 points, up 44.98 points, or 0.53 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,988.96 points, up 47.05 points, or 0.59 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
