BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,869.82 points, down 22.76 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 41,777.98 points, down 273.08 points, or 0.65 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 19,031.24 points, down 115.57 points, or 0.60 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,422.18 points, down 104.83 points, or 0.45 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,585.01 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,806.12 points, down 30.67 points, or 0.39 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,380.82 points, down 23.13 points, or 0.68 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,186.45 points, down 167.77 points, or 1.62 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,453.16 points, down 187.49 points, or 0.79 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,297.50 points, up 17.90 points, or 0.22 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 37,755.51 points, down 372.62 points, or 0.98 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,891.94 points, up 20.89 points, or 0.54 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,621.36 points, down 19.21 points, or 0.73 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
