BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,685.49 points, up 4.44 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 24,954.48 points, down 60.38 points, or 0.24 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,208.17 points, up 25.09 points, or 0.35 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 11,257.92 points, up 76.26 points, or 0.68 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 6,941.63 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 4,993.09 points, up 18.33 points, or 0.37 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,584.57 points, up 9.00 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 7,479.22 points, up 8.75 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 27,942.47 points, up 299.62 points, or 1.08 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 5,864.70 points, down 22.00 points, or 0.37 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 20,773.49 points, up 216.95 points, or 1.06 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,190.17 points, up 15.79 points, or 0.50 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,204.85 points, down 1.35 points, or 0.06 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)