MAJOR STOCK MARKET INDICES WORLDWIDE

BEIJING, Jan 15 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday, Xinhua reported.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,106.22 points, down 19.87 points, or 0.48 per cent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,158.66 points, down 89.94 points, or 0.63 per cent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,972.36 points, down 27.45 points, or 0.10 per cent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,847.50 points, up 26.90 points, or 0.30 per cent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 54,039.40 points, down 301.83 points, or 0.56 per cent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,806.28 points, down 6.23 points, or 0.13 per cent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 4,710.28 points, down 12.82 points, or 0.27 per cent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,926.60 points, down 37.14 points, or 0.53 per cent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,149.63 points, down 42.36 points, or 0.09 per cent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,471.75 points, down 238.12 points, or 1.00 per cent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 25,286.24 points, down 134.42 points, or 0.53 per cent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,184.35 points, up 47.00 points, or 0.46 per cent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,330.97 points, down 16.23 points, or 0.19 per cent.

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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