The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,814.07 points, down 12.94 points, or 0.46 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,424.45 points, down 82.41 points, or 0.78 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,540.54 points, down 253.01 points, or 1.06 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 5,177.00 points, down 44.30 points, or 0.85 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 19,104.50 points, down 176.28 points, or 0.91 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 2,530.97 points, down 20.95 points, or 0.82 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 1,855.51 points, down 23.87 points, or 1.27 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 2,736.56 points, down 86.60 points, or 3.07 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 23,018.88 points, down 631.56 points, or 2.67 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 8,263.23 points, up 8,262.23 points, or 826,222.86 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 10,249.85 points, down 426.05 points, or 3.99 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 5,641.03 points, down 171.80 points, or 2.96 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 4,357.46 points, down 170.84 points, or 3.77 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
