BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,287.28 points, down 52.11 points, or 0.82 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 43,781.77 points, down 349.21 points, or 0.79 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 20,830.64 points, down 291.81 points, or 1.38 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,786.91 points, down 278.56 points, or 1.16 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,132.81 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,731.77 points, down 40.20 points, or 0.52 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,559.95 points, down 13.26 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,991.32 points, down 18.45 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,507.81 points, down 265.52 points, or 1.07 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,662.00 points, down 80.80 points, or 0.92 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 40,799.60 points, down 270.22 points, or 0.66 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,153.83 points, down 19.94 points, or 0.48 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,119.41 points, down 126.03 points, or 3.88 percent. ■
