BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,085.90 points, down 22.67 points, or 0.55 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,015.54 points, down 73.30 points, or 0.52 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,358.56 points, up 37.22 points, or 0.15 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,830.90 points, down 109.40 points, or 1.22 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 54,674.60 points, down 603.46 points, or 1.09 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,825.35 points, down 21.21 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 5,491.02 points, down 92.88 points, or 1.66 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,830.71 points, down 38.79 points, or 0.56 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,954.74 points, down 784.67 points, or 1.61 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,748.99 points, down 58.49 points, or 0.26 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 23,815.75 points, down 389.61 points, or 1.61 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,413.94 points, down 153.71 points, or 1.45 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,045.80 points, down 121.93 points, or 1.49 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
