BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Thursday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,783.14 points, up 9.12 points, or 0.33 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 24,802.90 points, up 102.45 points, or 0.41 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,752.71 points, up 36.10 points, or 0.47 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 12,464.06 points, up 46.93 points, or 0.38 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,611.05 points, up 19.09 points, or 0.25 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,369.19 points, up 15.26 points, or 0.29 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,837.66 points, up 59.89 points, or 2.16 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,273.61 points, up 249.79 points, or 2.77 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 28,480.83 points, up 169.14 points, or 0.60 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,268.30 points, up 52.70 points, or 0.85 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 22,187.96 points, up 255.75 points, or 1.17 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,253.01 points, up 3.93 points, or 0.12 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,285.06 points, up 4.44 points, or 0.19 percent. Enditem

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