BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday. IN ASIA The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,067.47 points, up 22.40 points, or 0.74 percent. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,023.83 points, up 124.13 points, or 1.14 percent. The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,570.17 points, up 319.29 points, or 1.85 percent. The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 6,567.90 points, up 105.90 points, or 1.64 percent. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 26,429.50 points, up 255.52 points, or 0.98 percent. The Straits Times Index opened at 3,130.69 points, up 14.38 points, or 0.46 percent. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,197.75 points, up 28.46 points, or 1.31 percent. IN THE UNITED STATES The S&P 500 Index closed at 3,719.04 points, up 71.75 points, or 1.97 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 29,683.74 points, up 548.75 points, or 1.88 percent. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 11,051.64 points, up 222.14 points, or 2.05 percent. IN EUROPE The DAX Index closed at 12,183.28 points, up 43.60 points, or 0.36 percent. The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,005.39 points, up 20.80 points, or 0.30 percent. The Paris CAC 40 closed at 5,765.01 points, up 11.19 points, or 0.19 percent.
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