Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,075.03 points, down 27.17 points, or 0.66 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,020.84 points, down 135.43 points, or 0.96 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,627.95 points, down 219.37 points, or 0.82 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,910.30 points, down 17.50 points, or 0.20 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 54,289.05 points, down 4.31 points, or 0.01 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,965.50 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 5,251.03 points, down 120.07 points, or 2.24 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,882.72 points, down 35.09 points, or 0.51 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,501.30 points, up 260.31 points, or 0.53 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,904.58 points, down 350.61 points, or 1.51 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,603.04 points, down 177.75 points, or 0.72 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,402.34 points, up 87.75 points, or 0.85 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,262.16 points, up 82.66 points, or 1.01 percent. Enditem