Major stock market indices worldwide

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

IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,068.97 points, up 17.56 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 37,949.67 points, up 150.70 points, or 0.40 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 15,942.29 points, up 77.04 points, or 0.49 percent.

IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 17,764.03 points, down 2.20 points, or 0.01 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,820.36 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,959.00 points, up 26.39 points, or 0.33 percent.

IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,071.38 points, up 64.31 points, or 2.14 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,381.77 points, up 226.70 points, or 2.48 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 16,251.84 points, up 2.87 points, or 0.02 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,605.60 points, down 6.90 points, or 0.09 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 37,961.80 points, down 509.40 points, or 1.32 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,154.69 points, up 9.93 points, or 0.32 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,584.29 points, down 25.34 points, or 0.97 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)