BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,967.63 points, down 27.37 points, or 0.69 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,928.43 points, down 114.07 points, or 0.81 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,756.41 points, down 136.61 points, or 0.53 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,946.60 points, down 5.20 points, or 0.06 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 56,199.86 points, down 108.56 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 5,008.99 points, up 12.94 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 5,826.45 points, down 45.89 points, or 0.78 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,782.81 points, up 165.96 points, or 2.51 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,909.92 points, up 1,325.46 points, or 2.85 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,635.00 points, up 617.15 points, or 2.80 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,080.63 points, up 1,159.04 points, or 5.06 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,608.88 points, up 260.09 points, or 2.51 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,263.87 points, up 355.13 points, or 4.49 percent. ■
