Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Feb. 8– The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,251.50 points, up 3.41 points, or 0.10 percent. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,939.86 points, up 12.98 points, or 0.11 percent.

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,251.50 points, up 3.41 points, or 0.10 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,939.86 points, up 12.98 points, or 0.11 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 21,283.90 points, down 14.80 points, or 0.07 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,527.90 points, up 23.80 points, or 0.32 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 27,690.74 points, up 5.27 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,378.43 points, down 2.41 points, or 0.07 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,469.42 points, up 17.71 points, or 0.72 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,164.00 points, up 52.92 points, or 1.29 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 34,156.69 points, up 265.67 points, or 0.78 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 12,113.79 points, up 226.34 points, or 1.90 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 15,320.88 points, down 25.03 points, or 0.16 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,864.71 points, up 28.00 points, or 0.36 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,132.35 points, down 4.75 points, or 0.07 percent. Enditem

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