Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,340.40 points, up 0.47 points, or 0.01 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,006.43 points, up 3.16 points, or 0.03 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,240.71 points, down 17.60 points, or 0.08 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,412.20 points, up 15.30 points, or 0.18 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,046.97 points, up 324.57 points, or 0.86 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,921.17 points, up 9.25 points, or 0.24 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,691.06 points, up 20.91 points, or 0.78 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,888.55 points, down 32.99 points, or 0.56 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 42,098.70 points, down 244.95 points, or 0.58 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 19,100.94 points, down 98.22 points, or 0.51 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,038.19 points, down 188.30 points, or 0.78 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,726.01 points, down 52.04 points, or 0.59 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,788.10 points, down 38.69 points, or 0.49 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)