BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,925.54 points, up 4.00 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 42,361.63 points, up 17.98 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 19,232.62 points, up 33.46 points, or 0.17 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,250.99 points, up 24.50 points, or 0.10 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,778.05 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,825.42 points, down 1.37 points, or 0.02 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,339.93 points, down 0.76 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,003.27 points, down 25.84 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,258.31 points, down 123.68 points, or 0.53 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,396.90 points, down 10.70 points, or 0.13 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 37,722.40 points, down 1.71 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,911.92 points, up 15.83 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,670.15 points, up 32.93 points, or 1.25 percent. ■
