BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,081.03 points, down 12.22 points, or 0.30 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,951.74 points, down 91.71 points, or 0.61 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,733.61 points, down 181.59 points, or 0.70 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,768.90 points, down 24.50 points, or 0.28 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 59,407.44 points, up 267.21 points, or 0.45 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,930.16 points, down 13.95 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 6,496.10 points, up 20.29 points, or 0.31 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 7,108.40 points, down 29.50 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,310.32 points, down 179.71 points, or 0.36 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 24,438.50 points, down 219.07 points, or 0.89 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,155.45 points, down 39.45 points, or 0.16 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,457.01 points, down 19.45 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,227.32 points, up 70.89 points, or 0.87 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
