BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,783.69 points, up 0.88 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 47,840.63 points, down 69.29 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,646.35 points, up 11.35 points, or 0.05 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,981.22 points, down 99.41 points, or 0.41 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,609.57 points, up 0.69 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,251.21 points, down 12.66 points, or 0.15 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,966.17 points, down 28.83 points, or 0.72 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,996.27 points, down 46.23 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,752.40 points, down 140.62 points, or 0.54 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,973.20 points, up 21.40 points, or 0.24 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 55,895.32 points, down 413.10 points, or 0.73 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,977.08 points, down 18.97 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,778.01 points, down 94.33 points, or 1.61 percent. ■
