MAJOR STOCK MARKET INDICES WORLDWIDE

BEIJING, Jan 9 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday, reported Xinhua. Asia (Fri) The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,086.76 points, up 3.78 points, or 0.09 per cent. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,917.78 points, down 41.70 points, or 0.30 per cent. The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,272.54 points, up 123.23 points, or 0.47 per cent. The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,740.00 points, up 19.20 points, or 0.22 per cent. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 51,367.98 points, up 250.72 points, or 0.49 per cent. The Straits Times Index opened at 4,737.04 points, down 2.03 points, or 0.04 per cent. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 4,530.03 points, down 22.34 points, or 0.49 per cent. US (Thur) The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,921.46 points, up 0.53 points, or 0.01 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,266.11 points, up 270.03 points, or 0.55 per cent. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,480.02 points, down 104.25 points, or 0.44 per cent. Europe (Thur) The DAX Index closed at 25,127.46 points, up 5.20 points, or 0.02 per cent. The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,044.69 points, down 3.52 points, or 0.04 per cent. The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,243.47 points, up 9.55 points, or 0.12 per cent.

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