BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,663.60 points, up 32.32 points, or 0.57 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 41,312.57 points, up 198.60 points, or 0.48 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,920.15 points, up 181.99 points, or 1.03 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,265.77 points, up 149.81 points, or 0.65 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,559.33 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,657.03 points, up 30.19 points, or 0.40 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,352.00 points, up 9.33 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,197.66 points, up 93.53 points, or 0.93 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 22,775.92 points, up 84.04 points, or 0.37 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,191.70 points, up 13.40 points, or 0.16 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 36,928.63 points, up 148.97 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,848.22 points, down 17.15 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,579.48 points, up 5.68 points, or 0.22 percent. ■
