Major stock market indices worldwide

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

IN THE UNITED STATES

The SP 500 Index opened at 2,822.61 points, up 0.13 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 25,801.88 points, down 46.99 points, or 0.18 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,696.38 points, up 7.86 points, or 0.10 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 11,685.54 points, down 0.15 points, or 0.00 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,228.28 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,403.54 points, down 1.78 points, or 0.03 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,096.42 points, up 74.67 points, or 2.47 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,843.43 points, up 292.89 points, or 3.07 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 29,409.01 points, up 396.75 points, or 1.37 percent.

The SP/ASX 200 index closed at 6,190.50 points, up 15.30 points, or 0.25 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,584.50 points, up 133.65 points, or 0.62 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,212.96 points, up 12.78 points, or 0.40 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,179.49 points, up 3.38 points, or 0.16 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)