BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,361.69 points, up 2.96 points, or 0.09 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,741.52 points, up 5.33 points, or 0.05 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,653.33 points, up 190.68 points, or 0.81 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,774.90 points, up 25.80 points, or 0.33 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 36,606.78 points, down 183.25 points, or 0.50 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,827.87 points, down 9.65 points, or 0.25 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,565.18 points, down 8.46 points, or 0.33 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,521.52 points, down 77.78 points, or 1.39 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,813.57 points, down 537.36 points, or 1.30 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,303.01 points, down 345.44 points, or 1.96 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 22,567.14 points, down 109.27 points, or 0.48 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,542.56 points, up 1.59 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,938.21 points, down 50.75 points, or 0.64 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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