BEIJING, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,489.73 points, up 4.96 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,045.73 points, down 47.67 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,182.11 points, up 16.07 points, or 0.09 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 22,210.51 points, up 146.00 points, or 0.66 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,407.44 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,565.35 points, up 62.57 points, or 0.83 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,295.06 points, down 2.23 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,917.06 points, up 38.74 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,980.74 points, up 70.98 points, or 0.32 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index had no trading.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 35,705.74 points, up 666.59 points, or 1.90 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,823.78 points, down 8.14 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,546.30 points, up 23.97 points, or 0.95 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
