BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,403.37 points, up 34.52 points, or 0.54 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 45,283.06 points, up 116.42 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,096.24 points, up 147.88 points, or 0.71 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 22,213.86 points, down 86.89 points, or 0.39 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,967.47 points, up 0.12 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,689.05 points, down 12.90 points, or 0.17 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,923.29 points, up 9.57 points, or 0.24 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,726.19 points, down 34.18 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,750.79 points, down 201.09 points, or 0.81 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,461.00 points, down 55.30 points, or 0.65 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 51,885.85 points, down 1,487.22 points, or 2.79 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,897.26 points, down 0.92 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,277.30 points, down 161.57 points, or 2.97 percent. ■
