BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,077.72 points, down 8.05 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,971.89 points, down 58.67 points, or 0.42 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,302.78 points, down 156.17 points, or 0.59 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,720.20 points, up 24.60 points, or 0.28 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 51,769.83 points, down 192.15 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,754.54 points, up 6.92 points, or 0.15 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 4,531.46 points, down 19.60 points, or 0.43 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,920.93 points, down 23.89 points, or 0.34 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,996.08 points, down 466.00 points, or 0.94 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,584.27 points, up 37.10 points, or 0.16 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 25,122.26 points, up 230.06 points, or 0.92 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,048.21 points, down 74.52 points, or 0.74 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,233.92 points, down 3.51 points, or 0.04 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
