BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,634.85 points, down 4.82 points, or 0.13 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,136.34 points, down 21.60 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 24,968.31 points, down 113.32 points, or 0.45 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,813.00 points, down 18.40 points, or 0.21 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 41,283.70 points, up 224.55 points, or 0.55 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,239.64 points, down 18.51 points, or 0.43 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,220.58 points, down 7.10 points, or 0.22 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,340.00 points, down 5.06 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 43,968.64 points, down 224.48 points, or 0.51 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 21,242.70 points, up 73.28 points, or 0.35 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,192.50 points, up 268.14 points, or 1.12 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,100.77 points, down 63.54 points, or 0.69 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,709.32 points, up 74.29 points, or 0.97 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
