BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,370.01 points, up 6.66 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 44,757.28 points, up 63.37 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,059.94 points, up 1.98 points, or 0.01 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,097.33 points, down 198.60 points, or 0.82 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,138.37 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,782.39 points, down 35.89 points, or 0.46 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,593.66 points, down 12.07 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,168.14 points, down 24.92 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,388.35 points, down 278.83 points, or 1.09 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,666.90 points, down 42.50 points, or 0.49 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 41,456.23 points, down 370.11 points, or 0.88 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,261.06 points, down 11.99 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,196.05 points, up 5.60 points, or 0.18 percent. ■
