Major stock market indices worldwide

Alsharq Tribune-Otaify 

The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.

The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,918.30 points, up 62.74 points, or 0.23 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,951.10 points, up 105.40 points, or 1.19 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 44,736.03 points, up 185.18 points, or 0.42 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,338.50 points, up 15.38 points, or 0.36 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,525.48 points, up 69.65 points, or 2.02 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,711.20 points, up 22.74 points, or 0.34 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 46,441.10 points, up 43.21 points, or 0.09 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,755.16 points, up 95.15 points, or 0.42 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,113.62 points, up 232.90 points, or 0.98 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,446.43 points, up 96.00 points, or 1.03 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,966.95 points, up 71.01 points, or 0.90 percent.