BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 4,139.33 points, down 15.54 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 33,889.83 points, down 86.80 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 12,063.68 points, down 89.73 points, or 0.74 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 15,850.52 points, down 32.15 points, or 0.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,909.44 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,533.31 points, down 0.32 points, or 0.00 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,370.13 points, down 23.20 points, or 0.68 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,760.27 points, down 100.13 points, or 0.84 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 20,367.76 points, down 282.75 points, or 1.37 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,365.50 points, up 5.30 points, or 0.07 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 28,606.76 points, down 52.07 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,324.05 points, up 14.49 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,575.08 points, up 3.99 points, or 0.16 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
