BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,110.52 points, down 20.43 points, or 0.40 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 38,906.98 points, down 82.85 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 16,077.74 points, down 129.77 points, or 0.80 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 17,682.78 points, down 33.39 points, or 0.19 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,640.33 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,947.00 points, down 9.41 points, or 0.12 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,047.79 points, up 8.48 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,416.80 points, down 21.44 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 16,162.64 points, down 433.33 points, or 2.61 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,724.20 points, down 11.60 points, or 0.15 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 40,097.63 points, down 11.60 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,107.10 points, down 15.11 points, or 0.48 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,649.40 points, down 24.90 points, or 0.93 percent. ■
