BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,851.08 points, down 18.42 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,526.73 points, down 212.68 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,707.47 points, down 100.01 points, or 0.44 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,145.44 points, down 59.92 points, or 0.25 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,567.72 points, up 0.07 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,135.07 points, down 32.66 points, or 0.40 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,108.57 points, up 26.10 points, or 0.64 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,088.84 points, up 171.09 points, or 1.23 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,321.34 points, up 71.86 points, or 0.28 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,940.30 points, up 39.10 points, or 0.44 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 55,278.06 points, up 1,032.52 points, or 1.90 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,846.56 points, up 33.81 points, or 0.70 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,583.90 points, up 490.36 points, or 9.63 percent. ■
