BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 7,362.97 points, up 25.86 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 49,581.09 points, down 15.88 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 25,958.12 points, up 151.92 points, or 0.59 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,447.65 points, down 215.96 points, or 0.88 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,277.40 points, up 0.45 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,141.94 points, down 60.14 points, or 0.73 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,179.95 points, down 0.14 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 15,563.80 points, down 78.09 points, or 0.50 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,393.71 points, down 232.57 points, or 0.87 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,744.40 points, down 133.70 points, or 1.51 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 62,713.65 points, down 120.19 points, or 0.19 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,921.90 points, down 20.06 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 7,498.00 points, up 7.95 points, or 0.11 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
