BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,261.72 points, down 14.28 points, or 0.44 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,715.29 points, down 59.44 points, or 0.61 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 21,066.81 points, up 9.83 points, or 0.05 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,780.90 points, up 22.00 points, or 0.28 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 33,987.01 points, up 66.61 points, or 0.20 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,673.97 points, up 11.52 points, or 0.31 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,451.70 points, up 4.27 points, or 0.17 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,275.70 points, down 120.93 points, or 2.24 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,669.39 points, down 699.57 points, or 1.73 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 16,307.16 points, down 516.01 points, or 3.07 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 21,311.02 points, up 57.32 points, or 0.27 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,275.60 points, up 26.48 points, or 0.32 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,329.97 points, down 5.43 points, or 0.07 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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