Major stock market indices worldwide

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

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,904.91 points, down 4.88 points, or 0.07 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,424.71 points, down 17.70 points, or 0.04 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 23,555.95 points, down 5.89 points, or 0.02 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 24,297.62 points, up 13.65 points, or 0.06 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,889.20 points, down 0.02 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,109.30 points, up 5.45 points, or 0.07 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,940.95 points, up 20.97 points, or 0.53 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,486.42 points, up 117.43 points, or 0.88 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,818.93 points, up 44.79 points, or 0.17 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,762.70 points, down 33.00 points, or 0.38 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 50,344.10 points, down 68.77 points, or 0.14 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 4,636.34 points, down 2.63 points, or 0.06 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 4,108.62 points, down 8.70 points, or 0.21 percent. Enditem