BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,381.23 points, up 10.37 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 44,677.90 points, up 44.91 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,140.40 points, up 42.11 points, or 0.20 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,169.26 points, down 48.11 points, or 0.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,136.32 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,854.50 points, down 2.86 points, or 0.04 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,615.72 points, up 6.01 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,203.03 points, down 86.38 points, or 0.77 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,176.93 points, down 347.52 points, or 1.36 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,756.40 points, up 51.80 points, or 0.60 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 40,654.70 points, down 19.85 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,219.41 points, down 10.00 points, or 0.24 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,254.47 points, up 23.90 points, or 0.74 percent. ■
