BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,886.98 points, down 6.27 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,938.45 points, down 33.27 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 16,143.97 points, down 46.05 points, or 0.28 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,484.10 points, down 36.40 points, or 0.48 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 33,896.33 points, up 133.15 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,192.30 points, down 5.66 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,563.97 points, up 2.73 points, or 0.11 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,756.50 points, down 7.04 points, or 0.15 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 37,525.16 points, down 157.85 points, or 0.42 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 14,857.71 points, up 13.94 points, or 0.09 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 16,688.36 points, down 28.11 points, or 0.17 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,683.96 points, down 10.23 points, or 0.13 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,426.62 points, down 23.62 points, or 0.32 percent. ■
