BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.
The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,657.84 points, down 48.10 points, or 0.18 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 9,072.80 points, down 13.40 points, or 0.15 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 56,979.74 points, down 488.09 points, or 0.85 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 5,024.57 points, up 23.01 points, or 0.46 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 5,696.89 points, up 19.64 points, or 0.35 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,861.89 points, down 19.42 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,395.16 points, down 267.50 points, or 0.54 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,682.73 points, down 70.90 points, or 0.31 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 25,043.57 points, down 234.64 points, or 0.93 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,627.04 points, down 59.14 points, or 0.55 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,398.78 points, down 30.25 points, or 0.36 percent. ■
