BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,844.24 points, down 8.83 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 31,141.56 points, down 34.45 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 13,474.81 points, down 56.11 points, or 0.41 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 13,860.55 points, down 46.12 points, or 0.33 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 6,715.42 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,589.98 points, down 0.81 points, or 0.01 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,606.75 points, down 14.51 points, or 0.40 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 15,628.73 points, up 108.13 points, or 0.70 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 29,447.85 points, down 479.91 points, or 1.60 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,800.40 points, down 23.30 points, or 0.34 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 28,631.45 points, down 125.41 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 2,991.53 points, down 25.62 points, or 0.85 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,140.63 points, down 20.21 points, or 0.64 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)