BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,496.77 points, down 10.19 points, or 0.41 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 23,224.12 points, down 99.54 points, or 0.43 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 6,607.76 points, down 29.07 points, or 0.44 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 10,621.18 points, down 145.03 points, or 1.35 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 6,669.25 points, down 96.69 points, or 1.43 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 4,709.75 points, down 67.70 points, or 1.42 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,536.27 points, down 13.29 points, or 0.52 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 7,426.44 points, up 7.75 points, or 0.10 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,623.53 points, down 241.86 points, or 0.94 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 5,505.80 points, down 74.80 points, or 1.34 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 20,392.58 points, down 595.34 points, or 2.84 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,050.62 points, down 8.03 points, or 0.26 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,060.12 points, down 18.72 points, or 0.90 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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