Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Sept. 23– The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday. The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,727.14 points, down 30.85 points, or 0.82 percent. The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,159.52 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,727.14 points, down 30.85 points, or 0.82 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 29,955.65 points, down 121.03 points, or 0.40 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 10,952.69 points, down 114.12 points, or 1.03 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 12,506.64 points, down 24.99 points, or 0.20 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,159.52 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,915.49 points, down 3.01 points, or 0.05 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,088.37 points, down 20.54 points, or 0.66 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,006.41 points, down 108.02 points, or 0.97 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 17,933.27 points, down 214.68 points, or 1.18 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,574.70 points, down 125.50 points, or 1.87 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,227.10 points, down 35.97 points, or 1.10 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,290.00 points, down 42.31 points, or 1.81 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)