BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,629.68 points, down 20.86 points, or 0.79 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 24,408.04 points, down 189.34 points, or 0.77 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 6,986.37 points, down 83.96 points, or 1.19 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 10,809.58 points, down 115.12 points, or 1.05 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 6,823.50 points, down 54.00 points, or 0.79 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 4,853.12 points, down 43.80 points, or 0.89 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,593.74 points, down 40.31 points, or 1.53 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 7,629.65 points, down 178.39 points, or 2.28 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,094.79 points, down 429.56 points, or 1.62 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 5,602.00 points, down 59.60 points, or 1.05 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,374.83 points, down 441.36 points, or 2.02 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,077.09 points, down 33.99 points, or 1.09 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,069.38 points, down 26.17 points, or 1.25 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
