BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,626.85 points, up 26.50 points, or 0.40 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 46,056.55 points, up 38.23 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,439.11 points, up 177.78 points, or 0.80 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,577.06 points, up 217.88 points, or 0.93 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,208.37 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,822.57 points, up 35.59 points, or 0.46 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,831.66 points, down 44.68 points, or 1.15 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,075.66 points, down 139.80 points, or 1.06 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,544.85 points, down 363.54 points, or 1.35 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,745.20 points, down 73.30 points, or 0.83 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 45,303.43 points, up 513.05 points, or 1.15 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,312.62 points, down 11.16 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,461.30 points, up 47.90 points, or 1.40 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
