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

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,112.09 points, up 19.93 points, or 0.33 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 43,084.07 points, up 101.64 points, or 0.24 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 20,062.19 points, up 88.64 points, or 0.44 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 23,609.30 points, up 110.97 points, or 0.47 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,718.75 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,587.24 points, up 29.08 points, or 0.38 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,448.45 points, down 7.52 points, or 0.22 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,343.48 points, down 50.24 points, or 0.48 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,325.40 points, down 149.27 points, or 0.61 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,550.80 points, down 8.40 points, or 0.10 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 39,584.58 points, up 642.51 points, or 1.65 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,938.46 points, up 12.48 points, or 0.32 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,079.56 points, down 28.69 points, or 0.92 percent. Enditem