BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,453.46 points, down 13.12 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 44,890.84 points, down 31.43 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,649.21 points, down 63.93 points, or 0.29 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,205.59 points, up 20.00 points, or 0.08 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,165.23 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,822.95 points, up 17.98 points, or 0.23 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,666.44 points, down 17.02 points, or 0.46 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,451.43 points, down 99.93 points, or 0.87 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,519.32 points, down 94.35 points, or 0.37 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,873.80 points, up 46.70 points, or 0.53 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 42,649.26 points, down 625.41 points, or 1.45 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,256.52 points, down 16.24 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,225.66 points, up 1.29 points, or 0.04 percent. ■
