BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of main stock markets worldwide on Thursday. IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,432.28 factors, down 0.21 factors, or 0.01 %.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,846.54 factors, down 1.88 factors, or 0.02 %.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 20,213.24 factors, up 58.19 factors, or 0.29 %.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,341.40 factors, down 12.20 factors, or 0.15 %.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 39,849.97 factors, up 477.74 factors, or 1.21 %.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,794.39 factors, up 1.57 factors, or 0.04 %.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,456.63 factors, up 14.12 factors, or 0.58 %. IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,084.19 factors, up 49.28 factors, or 0.82 %.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 44,148.56 factors, down 99.27 factors, or 0.22 %.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 20,034.89 factors, up 347.65 factors, or 1.77 %. IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 20,399.16 factors, up 70.00 factors, or 0.34 %.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,301.62 factors, up 21.26 factors, or 0.26 %.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,423.40 factors, up 28.62 factors, or 0.39 %.