BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,860.50 points, down 30.09 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 47,446.88 points, down 185.12 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 23,793.08 points, down 165.39 points, or 0.69 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,187.82 points, up 63.61 points, or 0.26 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,756.13 points, down 0.01 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,180.35 points, down 20.53 points, or 0.25 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,986.90 points, down 29.43 points, or 0.73 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,532.13 points, down 159.25 points, or 1.16 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,282.69 points, down 63.45 points, or 0.24 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,885.50 points, down 40.70 points, or 0.46 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 51,325.61 points, up 17.96 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,437.44 points, down 2.77 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 4,086.89 points, up 5.74 points, or 0.14 percent. ■
