BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,305.45 points, up 29.75 points, or 0.56 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 39,745.58 points, up 76.19 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 16,399.97 points, up 92.81 points, or 0.57 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 21,433.55 points, up 122.53 points, or 0.57 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,275.60 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,311.91 points, down 18.06 points, or 0.25 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,276.73 points, down 3.61 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,781.65 points, up 22.60 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Hang Seng Index had no trading.
The S&P/ASX 200 index had no trading.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 34,730.28 points, up 352.68 points, or 1.03 percent.
The Straits Times Index had no trading.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,483.42 points, up 13.01 points, or 0.53 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
