BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,912.04 points, down 4.19 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,060.24 points, down 26.17 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,851.94 points, down 36.57 points, or 0.14 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 9,002.40 points, down 66.00 points, or 0.73 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 47,820.97 points, down 456.77 points, or 0.95 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,337.40 points, down 18.80 points, or 0.43 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,732.76 points, down 15.61 points, or 0.42 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,629.07 points, down 41.99 points, or 0.63 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 45,952.24 points, down 301.07 points, or 0.65 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,562.54 points, down 107.54 points, or 0.47 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,272.19 points, up 90.82 points, or 0.38 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,436.09 points, up 11.34 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,188.59 points, up 111.59 points, or 1.38 percent. ■
