Asian stocks
1. China's Shanghai Composite Index closed up 9.33 points on May 8 (Thursday), an increase of 0.28%, at 3352.0 points;
2. China's Shenzhen Component Index closed up 93.53 points on May 8 (Thursday), an increase of 0.93%, at 10197.66 points;
3. China's CSI 300 Index closed up 21.27 points on May 8 (Thursday), an increase of 0.56%, at 3852.9 points;
4. China's ChiNext Index closed up 32.94 points on May 8 (Thursday), an increase of 1.65%, at 2029.45 points;
5. China's Science and Technology Innovation 50 Index closed down 3.75 points on May 8 (Thursday), a decrease of 0.36%, at 1026.44 points;
6. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed up 84.04 points, or 0.37%, at 22,775.92 points on May 8 (Thursday);
7. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Technology Index closed up 28.87 points, or 0.56%, at 5,228.91 points on May 8 (Thursday).
European stocks
1. Germany's DAX30 index closed up 248.86 points, or 1.08%, at 23,366.50 points on May 8 (Thursday);
2. The UK's FTSE 100 index closed down 28.25 points, or 0.33%, at 8,531.08 points on May 8 (Thursday);
3. France's CAC40 index closed up 67.60 points, or 0.89%, at 7,694.44 points on May 8 (Thursday);
4. The European STOXX 50 index closed up 60.06 points, or 1.15%, at 5,290.25 points on May 8 (Thursday);
5. Spain's IBEX35 index closed up 0.30 points, or 0.00%, at 13,480.00 points on May 8 (Thursday);
6. Italy's FTSE MIB index closed up 652.11 points, or 1.70%, at 38,972.00 points on May 8 (Thursday).
US stocks
1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 254.48 points, or 0.62%, at 41,368.45 points on May 8 (Thursday);
2. The S&P 500 closed up 32.66 points, or 0.58%, at 5,663.94 points on May 8 (Thursday);
3. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 189.98 points, or 1.07%, at 17,928.14 points on May 8 (Thursday).