Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,625.14 points, up 56.08 points, or 1.01 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,918.04 points, up 248.68 points, or 0.61 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,793.14 points, up 346.80 points, or 1.99 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 22,520.49 points, up 94.66 points, or 0.42 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,494.85 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,586.65 points, up 30.78 points, or 0.41 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.

The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.

The Hang Seng Index had no trading.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,145.60 points, up 19.40 points, or 0.24 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 36,452.30 points, up 406.92 points, or 1.13 percent.

The Straits Times Index had no trading.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index had no trading. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)