Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,839.86 points, down 13.44 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,394.79 points, down 51.11 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,272.30 points, down 212.38 points, or 0.80 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,773.40 points, up 0.40 points, or 0.00 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 45,634.20 points, down 120.73 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,274.24 points, up 0.38 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,440.39 points, down 30.72 points, or 0.89 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,604.72 points, down 33.25 points, or 0.50 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 45,947.32 points, down 173.96 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,384.70 points, down 113.16 points, or 0.50 percent.

IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 23,534.83 points, down 131.98 points, or 0.56 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,213.98 points, down 36.45 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,795.42 points, down 32.03 points, or 0.41 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)