Major stock market indices worldwide

The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,937.92 points, down 1.89 points, or 0.05 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,071.94 points, down 8.55 points, or 0.07 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,954.23 points, up 24.20 points, or 0.09 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,466.50 points, down 2.60 points, or 0.03 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 48,822.88 points, up 119.90 points, or 0.25 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,505.79 points, up 1.12 points, or 0.02 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,966.64 points, up 13.02 points, or 0.33 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,617.32 points, down 55.09 points, or 0.83 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 46,091.74 points, down 498.50 points, or 1.07 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,432.85 points, down 275.22 points, or 1.21 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 23,173.05 points, down 417.47 points, or 1.77 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,552.30 points, down 123.13 points, or 1.27 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,967.93 points, down 151.09 points, or 1.86 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)