BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 7,117.05 points, down 9.01 points, or 0.13 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 49,422.37 points, down 25.06 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 24,417.53 points, down 50.95 points, or 0.21 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,385.04 points, down 317.20 points, or 1.28 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,668.44 points, up 0.81 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,313.78 points, down 111.35 points, or 1.32 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,082.13 points, up 30.70 points, or 0.76 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,966.75 points, up 81.33 points, or 0.55 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,361.07 points, up 200.74 points, or 0.77 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,953.30 points, up 6.40 points, or 0.07 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 58,824.89 points, up 348.99 points, or 0.60 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 5,004.07 points, up 6.14 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 6,219.09 points, up 27.17 points, or 0.44 percent. ■
