Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Saturday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.

The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.

The Hang Seng Index had no trading.

The S&P/ASX 200 index had no trading.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading.

The Straits Times Index had no trading.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index had no trading.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,802.82 points, down 39.19 points, or 0.67 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,603.07 points, down 256.02 points, or 0.61 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,737.21 points, down 188.52 points, or 1.00 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 23,629.58 points, down 369.59 points, or 1.54 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,717.97 points, down 21.29 points, or 0.24 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,734.40 points, down 130.04 points, or 1.65 percent. Enditem