Major stock market indices worldwide

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

　　IN ASIA

　　The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,054.98 points, up 2.08 points, or 0.07 percent.

　　The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,258.49 points, down 5.99 points, or 0.06 percent.

　　The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,336.20 points, up 51.66 points, or 0.30 percent.

　　The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,579.50 points, down 103.50 points, or 1.35 percent.

　　The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 37,725.61 points, up 97.13 points, or 0.26 percent.

　　The Straits Times Index opened at 3,283.41 points, down 4.34 points, or 0.13 percent.

　　The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,650.94 points, up 22.31 points, or 0.85 percent.

　　IN THE UNITED STATES

　　The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,048.42 points, down 23.21 points, or 0.46 percent.

　　The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,085.80 points, down 375.12 points, or 0.98 percent.

　　The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 15,611.76 points, down 100.99 points, or 0.64 percent.

　　IN EUROPE

　　The DAX Index closed at 17,917.28 points, down 171.42 points, or 0.95 percent.

　　The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,078.86 points, up 38.48 points, or 0.48 percent.

　　The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,016.65 points, down 75.21 points, or 0.93 percent. Enditem

　　(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)