BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 4,273.13 points, down 0.91 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 33,981.86 points, up 1.54 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 12,937.79 points, down 0.33 points, or 0.00 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 13,653.82 points, up 27.11 points, or 0.20 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,515.75 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 6,528.03 points, down 0.29 points, or 0.00 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,277.54 points, down 14.99 points, or 0.46 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 12,517.32 points, down 78.14 points, or 0.62 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 19,763.91 points, down 158.54 points, or 0.80 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,112.80 points, down 14.90 points, or 0.21 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 28,942.14 points, down 280.63 points, or 0.96 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,273.48 points, up 10.72 points, or 0.33 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,508.05 points, down 8.42 points, or 0.33 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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