BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 4,963.03 points, down 12.48 points, or 0.25 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 38,483.66 points, down 80.14 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 15,532.12 points, down 98.66 points, or 0.63 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 17,102.08 points, up 33.65 points, or 0.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,719.21 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,802.04 points, up 6.82 points, or 0.09 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,950.96 points, up 28.23 points, or 0.97 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,975.97 points, up 70.01 points, or 0.79 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 16,503.10 points, up 255.59 points, or 1.57 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,608.40 points, down 50.60 points, or 0.66 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 38,262.16 points, down 101.45 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,217.11 points, down 26.95 points, or 0.83 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,653.31 points, down 4.48 points, or 0.17 percent. ■
