BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,594.66 points, down 11.83 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 45,975.65 points, down 45.78 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,989.33 points, down 101.36 points, or 0.46 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,083.89 points, up 244.33 points, or 1.07 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,063.25 points, down 0.25 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,869.68 points, up 61.81 points, or 0.79 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,957.05 points, down 49.50 points, or 1.24 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,866.20 points, down 35.37 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,277.32 points, down 223.26 points, or 0.88 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,428.40 points, down 69.40 points, or 0.82 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,948.87 points, down 18.74 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,781.20 points, up 17.98 points, or 0.31 percent. ■
