Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.

IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,726.52 points, down 11.65 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 42,289.75 points, down 23.25 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 18,069.83 points, down 49.76 points, or 0.27 percent.

IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 19,412.33 points, down 61.30 points, or 0.31 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,320.76 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,748.07 points, down 43.72 points, or 0.56 percent.

IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,336.50 points, up 248.97 points, or 8.06 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,529.76 points, up 1,014.90 points, or 10.67 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,133.68 points, up 501.38 points, or 2.43 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,269.80 points, up 57.60 points, or 0.70 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 37,919.55 points, down 1,910.01 points, or 4.80 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,585.29 points, up 11.93 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,593.88 points, down 55.90 points, or 2.11 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)