BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,725.48 points, down 50.32 points, or 0.74 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 47,242.52 points, down 174.75 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,526.58 points, down 189.55 points, or 0.83 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,577.82 points, down 62.21 points, or 0.26 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,353.81 points, up 0.04 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,006.73 points, down 35.08 points, or 0.44 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,129.10 points, down 4.33 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,374.87 points, down 90.54 points, or 0.63 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,716.76 points, down 182.00 points, or 0.70 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,629.00 points, down 114.50 points, or 1.31 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 54,452.96 points, down 572.41 points, or 1.04 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,855.33 points, down 8.48 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,583.25 points, down 26.70 points, or 0.48 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
