BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,878.65 points, up 17.95 points, or 0.63 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,481.73 points, up 86.68 points, or 1.03 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 16,861.30 points, up 162.94 points, or 0.98 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,671.60 points, up 22.00 points, or 0.29 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 32,077.33 points, up 618.91 points, or 1.97 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,261.17 points, up 17.50 points, or 0.54 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,533.34 points, up 91.77 points, or 3.76 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,186.33 points, down 160.23 points, or 3.00 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,703.27 points, down 1,033.99 points, or 2.60 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 16,200.08 points, down 576.08 points, or 3.43 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 17,339.00 points, down 322.22 points, or 1.82 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,008.23 points, down 166.48 points, or 2.04 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,148.99 points, down 102.81 points, or 1.42 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
