BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,569.07 points, down 1.27 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 7,545.35 points, down 2.00 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,702.93 points, down 127.36 points, or 0.47 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 5,819.30 points, up 4.70 points, or 0.08 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 20,575.72 points, up 20.43 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,220.23 points, up 7.93 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,098.65 points, up 1.47 points, or 0.07 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 2,610.30 points, up 27.69 points, or 1.07 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 24,065.59 points, up 155.75 points, or 0.65 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 7,023.83 points, up 117.92 points, or 1.71 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 10,891.79 points, up 35.88 points, or 0.33 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 6,895.02 points, up 40.00 points, or 0.58 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 4,786.17 points, up 23.42 points, or 0.49 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
