BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 4,532.24 points, down 3.95 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 35,520.32 points, down 89.02 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 15,104.80 points, down 16.88 points, or 0.11 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 15,426.75 points, down 96.17 points, or 0.62 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,223.10 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 6,705.58 points, down 0.03 points, or 0.00 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,594.78 points, up 7.78 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,444.86 points, down 7.39 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,017.53 points, down 118.49 points, or 0.45 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,415.40 points, up 1.70 points, or 0.02 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 28,708.58 points, down 546.97 points, or 1.87 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,188.50 points, down 9.58 points, or 0.30 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,007.33 points, down 5.80 points, or 0.19 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
