BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 7,161.75 points, up 25.80 points, or 0.36 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,762.93 points, down 98.88 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 24,859.94 points, up 186.70 points, or 0.76 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,715.71 points, down 238.85 points, or 1.00 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,213.32 points, up 0.21 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,962.84 points, down 109.29 points, or 1.35 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,112.16 points, up 4.65 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 15,107.55 points, down 13.37 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,776.53 points, down 335.31 points, or 1.28 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,665.80 points, down 21.20 points, or 0.24 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 59,284.92 points, down 632.54 points, or 1.06 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,912.69 points, up 51.72 points, or 1.06 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 6,598.87 points, down 92.03 points, or 1.38 percent. ■
