Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,275.58 points, down 4.24 points, or 0.13 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,563.84 points, down 27.38 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 20,427.88 points, up 110.55 points, or 0.54 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,083.90 points, down 76.10 points, or 0.93 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,504.35 points, down 576.90 points, or 1.48 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,527.13 points, down 31.75 points, or 0.89 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,542.96 points, down 13.19 points, or 0.52 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,705.45 points, down 108.22 points, or 1.86 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,763.46 points, down 378.08 points, or 0.90 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,095.15 points, down 512.78 points, or 2.76 percent.

IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 19,077.54 points, down 179.80 points, or 0.93 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,110.10 points, down 49.53 points, or 0.61 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,350.37 points, down 77.99 points, or 1.05 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)