BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,856.54 points, down 52.32 points, or 0.76 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 49,253.57 points, down 245.63 points, or 0.50 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,615.43 points, down 262.95 points, or 1.15 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 25,294.37 points, up 5.35 points, or 0.02 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,846.87 points, up 0.17 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,609.46 points, down 11.47 points, or 0.13 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,162.88 points, up 16.25 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,495.09 points, down 8.70 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,630.54 points, up 249.52 points, or 0.95 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 9,198.60 points, up 23.30 points, or 0.25 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 58,850.27 points, up 96.88 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,995.07 points, up 30.69 points, or 0.62 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 6,244.13 points, down 63.14 points, or 1.00 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
