BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,196.15 points, down 8.41 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,758.89 points, down 34.96 points, or 0.32 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 18,190.27 points, down 44.00 points, or 0.24 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,114.50 points, up 23.20 points, or 0.33 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 30,886.01 points, down 1.87 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,162.52 points, up 3.72 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,572.56 points, down 4.56 points, or 0.18 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,179.83 points, down 25.69 points, or 0.61 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 32,908.27 points, down 134.51 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 12,935.29 points, down 82.14 points, or 0.63 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,664.02 points, down 244.89 points, or 1.54 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,446.14 points, down 75.93 points, or 1.01 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,098.70 points, down 111.05 points, or 1.54 percent.