Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,040.30 points, down 35.62 points, or 0.87 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,801.03 points, down 151.68 points, or 1.09 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,354.34 points, down 530.90 points, or 1.97 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,750.90 points, down 138.30 points, or 1.56 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 53,435.37 points, down 382.67 points, or 0.71 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,936.36 points, down 39.51 points, or 0.79 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 5,013.15 points, down 150.42 points, or 2.91 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,798.40 points, down 84.32 points, or 1.23 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,908.72 points, down 592.58 points, or 1.20 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,540.59 points, down 363.99 points, or 1.59 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,491.06 points, down 111.98 points, or 0.46 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,309.22 points, down 93.12 points, or 0.90 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,238.17 points, down 23.99 points, or 0.29 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)