BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,395.88 points, up 52.16 points, or 0.82 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 45,541.76 points, up 325.62 points, or 0.72 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,064.33 points, up 269.69 points, or 1.30 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 22,578.84 points, up 15.96 points, or 0.07 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,127.90 points, down 0.06 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,765.16 points, down 7.29 points, or 0.09 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,891.86 points, down 31.43 points, or 0.80 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,478.06 points, down 248.13 points, or 1.81 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,788.14 points, up 37.35 points, or 0.15 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,481.80 points, up 20.80 points, or 0.25 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 51,063.72 points, down 822.13 points, or 1.58 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,885.45 points, down 11.81 points, or 0.24 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,052.46 points, down 224.84 points, or 4.26 percent. ■
