BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,594.45 points, down 4.85 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 41,280.05 points, down 70.88 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,598.56 points, down 49.89 points, or 0.28 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 22,578.10 points, down 98.31 points, or 0.43 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,540.97 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,983.57 points, down 5.39 points, or 0.07 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,358.73 points, down 13.19 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,736.19 points, down 107.04 points, or 0.99 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,462.65 points, down 137.66 points, or 0.58 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,749.10 points, down 37.10 points, or 0.48 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 36,790.03 points, down 29.06 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,837.52 points, up 4.45 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,573.64 points, down 1.18 points, or 0.05 percent. ■
