BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,947.27 points, down 21.74 points, or 0.31 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,991.62 points, down 79.94 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 23,578.96 points, down 106.16 points, or 0.45 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,376.15 points, up 66.69 points, or 0.27 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,171.80 points, up 0.04 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,070.86 points, down 0.50 points, or 0.01 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,117.95 points, down 40.03 points, or 0.96 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,205.89 points, down 94.19 points, or 0.66 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 27,387.11 points, down 580.98 points, or 2.08 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,869.10 points, down 58.40 points, or 0.65 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 53,322.85 points, down 52.75 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,905.13 points, down 24.90 points, or 0.51 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,224.36 points, up 3.11 points, or 0.06 percent. ■
