BEIJING, April 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 5,492.74 points, down 178.23 points, or 3.14 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,986.52 points, down 1,238.80 points, or 2.93 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 16,790.53 points, down 810.52 points, or 4.60 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 21,842.08 points, down 548.76 points, or 2.45 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,608.48 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,689.61 points, down 169.22 points, or 2.15 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,342.01 points, down 8.12 points, or 0.24 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,365.73 points, down 147.39 points, or 1.40 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 22,849.81 points, down 352.72 points, or 1.52 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,859.70 points, down 74.80 points, or 0.94 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 34,735.93 points, down 989.94 points, or 2.77 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,942.23 points, down 11.98 points, or 0.30 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,486.70 points, down 19.16 points, or 0.76 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
