BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,013.57 points, down 13.76 points, or 0.45 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,234.92 points, down 63.04 points, or 0.68 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 16,856.19 points, down 282.98 points, or 1.65 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,797.80 points, down 50.70 points, or 0.65 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 39,090.68 points, down 491.13 points, or 1.24 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,208.56 points, down 28.96 points, or 0.89 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,665.40 points, down 39.76 points, or 1.47 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,160.64 points, down 49.27 points, or 0.95 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,461.51 points, down 422.16 points, or 1.09 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 16,170.36 points, down 136.28 points, or 0.84 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,097.30 points, up 20.61 points, or 0.11 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,961.21 points, up 26.42 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,045.38 points, down 3.79 points, or 0.05 percent.