Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,913.02 points, down 19.37 points, or 0.66 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,599.06 points, down 74.52 points, or 0.86 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,025.26 points, down 279.70 points, or 1.62 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,948.50 points, down 166.20 points, or 2.05 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 37,444.17 points, down 682.16 points, or 1.79 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,392.57 points, down 27.27 points, or 0.80 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,719.39 points, down 58.31 points, or 2.10 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,446.68 points, down 75.62 points, or 1.37 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,347.97 points, down 494.82 points, or 1.21 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,194.15 points, down 405.25 points, or 2.30 percent.

IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,083.05 points, down 425.60 points, or 2.30 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,283.36 points, down 84.62 points, or 1.01 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,370.45 points, down 161.04 points, or 2.14 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)