BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Friday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,128.90 points, down 17.73 points, or 0.43 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,375.25 points, down 128.54 points, or 0.89 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,447.05 points, up 66.03 points, or 0.25 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 9,170.50 points, down 4.80 points, or 0.05 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 58,606.03 points, down 147.36 points, or 0.25 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,954.87 points, down 9.51 points, or 0.19 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 6,197.49 points, down 109.78 points, or 1.74 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,908.86 points, down 37.27 points, or 0.54 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 49,499.20 points, up 17.05 points, or 0.03 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,878.38 points, down 273.70 points, or 1.18 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 25,289.02 points, up 113.08 points, or 0.45 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,846.70 points, up 40.29 points, or 0.37 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,620.93 points, up 61.86 points, or 0.72 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)