BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,226.58 points, down 2.91 points, or 0.09 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,142.85 points, down 21.37 points, or 0.21 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 20,598.98 points, up 1.89 points, or 0.01 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,505.40 points, up 88.50 points, or 1.05 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,977.58 points, up 146.10 points, or 0.38 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,835.16 points, up 19.79 points, or 0.52 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,521.82 points, up 12.55 points, or 0.50 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,061.47 points, up 23.59 points, or 0.39 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 44,873.28 points, up 317.24 points, or 0.71 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 19,692.33 points, up 38.31 points, or 0.19 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 21,585.93 points, up 80.23 points, or 0.37 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,623.29 points, up 52.52 points, or 0.61 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,891.68 points, down 14.72 points, or 0.19 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)