BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,987.93 points, up 5.21 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 42,236.03 points, up 20.23 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 19,526.92 points, up 5.83 points, or 0.03 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,178.60 points, down 139.21 points, or 0.60 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,843.47 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,605.88 points, down 50.24 points, or 0.66 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,362.11 points, down 26.70 points, or 0.79 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,051.97 points, down 123.62 points, or 1.21 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,237.74 points, down 472.95 points, or 1.99 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,523.70 points, down 7.50 points, or 0.09 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 38,488.34 points, down 396.81 points, or 1.02 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,894.18 points, down 26.63 points, or 0.68 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,977.74 points, up 5.55 points, or 0.19 percent. ■
