BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,810.38 points, down 0.54 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 25,692.31 points, down 10.58 points, or 0.04 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,644.79 points, up 1.38 points, or 0.02 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 11,573.42 points, up 1.01 points, or 0.01 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,159.19 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,308.75 points, up 2.38 points, or 0.04 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,990.69 points, down 36.26 points, or 1.20 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,417.93 points, down 174.13 points, or 1.82 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 28,851.39 points, up 43.94 points, or 0.15 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,179.60 points, up 18.40 points, or 0.30 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,287.02 points, down 3.22 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,197.92 points, up 2.33 points, or 0.07 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,155.68 points, up 7.27 points, or 0.34 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)