BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,197.36 points, down 7.39 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,915.12 points, down 5.21 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 18,930.23 points, down 185.70 points, or 0.97 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,151.10 points, down 62.70 points, or 0.87 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 30,599.27 points, down 83.41 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,204.24 points, down 9.97 points, or 0.31 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,570.64 points, up 3.19 points, or 0.12 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,115.24 points, down 30.34 points, or 0.73 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 32,799.92 points, down 255.59 points, or 0.77 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 12,484.16 points, down 76.09 points, or 0.61 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,842.13 points, down 310.73 points, or 1.92 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,627.10 points, down 135.85 points, or 1.75 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,253.46 points, down 125.25 points, or 1.70 percent.