BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 7,037.78 points, up 14.83 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,557.82 points, up 94.10 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 24,062.45 points, up 46.43 points, or 0.19 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,135.49 points, up 68.79 points, or 0.29 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,559.58 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,286.50 points, up 11.93 points, or 0.14 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,055.55 points, up 28.34 points, or 0.70 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,796.33 points, up 297.88 points, or 2.05 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,394.26 points, up 446.94 points, or 1.72 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,955.00 points, down 23.70 points, or 0.26 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 59,518.34 points, up 1,384.10 points, or 2.38 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 5,007.83 points, down 13.37 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 6,226.05 points, up 134.66 points, or 2.21 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
