Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Sept. 21– The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday. The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,871.40 points, up 15.47 points, or 0.40 percent. The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,192.66 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,871.40 points, up 15.47 points, or 0.40 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 30,819.39 points, up 113.16 points, or 0.37 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 11,466.21 points, up 41.16 points, or 0.36 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 12,561.38 points, down 109.45 points, or 0.86 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,192.66 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,979.03 points, down 0.44 points, or 0.01 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,117.18 points, down 5.23 points, or 0.17 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,208.51 points, down 75.41 points, or 0.67 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 18,444.62 points, down 336.80 points, or 1.79 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,700.20 points, down 106.20 points, or 1.56 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 27,313.13 points, down 375.29 points, or 1.36 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,261.79 points, down 5.15 points, or 0.16 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,347.21 points, down 20.64 points, or 0.87 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)