BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,898.37 points, down 2.76 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 25,964.85 points, down 22.07 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 8,079.31 points, down 9.05 points, or 0.11 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 12,418.26 points, down 75.98 points, or 0.61 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,503.15 points, down 12.88 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,470.80 points, down 7.26 points, or 0.13 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,725.25 points, down 12.49 points, or 0.46 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,465.47 points, down 87.33 points, or 1.02 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 27,888.55 points, down 275.50 points, or 0.98 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,319.50 points, down 32.30 points, or 0.51 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 22,865.15 points, down 4.35 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,213.48 points, down 12.24 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,322.88 points, up 15.53 points, or 0.67 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
