BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,830.96 points, up 18.33 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 47,416.91 points, up 127.58 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 23,379.75 points, up 103.83 points, or 0.45 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,637.49 points, up 48.05 points, or 0.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,702.52 points, down 0.01 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,084.77 points, down 12.23 points, or 0.15 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,897.71 points, down 16.30 points, or 0.42 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,056.70 points, down 90.02 points, or 0.68 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,095.05 points, up 61.79 points, or 0.24 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,579.70 points, up 14.50 points, or 0.17 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 49,303.45 points, up 0.17 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,537.96 points, up 11.74 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,994.93 points, up 74.56 points, or 1.90 percent. ■
