BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,583.12 points, down 41.58 points, or 0.63 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 46,134.87 points, down 90.28 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,871.04 points, down 281.38 points, or 1.27 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,160.58 points, down 341.67 points, or 1.45 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,305.61 points, up 0.32 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,871.76 points, down 98.12 points, or 1.23 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,006.55 points, down 56.43 points, or 1.39 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,901.57 points, down 286.23 points, or 2.02 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,500.58 points, down 524.84 points, or 2.02 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,497.80 points, down 142.80 points, or 1.65 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 53,372.53 points, down 1,866.87 points, or 3.38 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,967.61 points, down 34.56 points, or 0.69 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,763.22 points, down 161.81 points, or 2.73 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
