BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,381.87 points, down 5.70 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,274.68 points, down 19.54 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,748.58 points, down 79.20 points, or 0.33 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,347.40 points, down 39.40 points, or 0.47 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 36,931.89 points, down 367.09 points, or 0.98 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,877.24 points, down 5.31 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,614.66 points, down 10.92 points, or 0.42 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,844.61 points, down 95.85 points, or 1.61 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,860.44 points, down 816.80 points, or 1.91 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,872.64 points, down 270.07 points, or 1.41 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,122.40 points, up 86.29 points, or 0.36 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,786.46 points, up 5.34 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,910.49 points, down 31.93 points, or 0.40 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
