Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, March 23– The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday. The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,959.21 points, up 22.24 points, or 0.56 percent. The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,566.84 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

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

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,959.21 points, up 22.24 points, or 0.56 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 32,101.49 points, up 71.38 points, or 0.22 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 11,811.32 points, up 141.36 points, or 1.21 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 15,178.25 points, down 37.94 points, or 0.25 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,566.84 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,128.67 points, down 2.45 points, or 0.03 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,286.65 points, up 20.90 points, or 0.64 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,605.29 points, up 108.36 points, or 0.94 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 20,049.64 points, up 458.21 points, or 2.34 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,968.60 points, down 47.00 points, or 0.67 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 27,419.61 points, down 47.00 points, or 0.17 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,219.00 points, down 1.98 points, or 0.06 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,424.48 points, up 7.52 points, or 0.31 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)