BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,462.67 points, up 16.91 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 44,571.53 points, up 112.92 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,764.55 points, up 82.65 points, or 0.38 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,156.51 points, up 131.73 points, or 0.55 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,147.81 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,775.23 points, up 21.81 points, or 0.28 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,683.46 points, up 17.54 points, or 0.48 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,551.36 points, up 199.73 points, or 1.76 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,613.67 points, up 643.99 points, or 2.58 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,827.10 points, down 53.70 points, or 0.60 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 43,274.67 points, up 556.50 points, or 1.30 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,272.76 points, up 52.04 points, or 1.23 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,224.37 points, up 34.46 points, or 1.08 percent. ■
