BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,300.50 points, down 16.43 points, or 0.50 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,558.75 points, down 90.84 points, or 0.85 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 22,678.25 points, down 328.02 points, or 1.43 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,165.70 points, down 80.00 points, or 0.97 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 37,532.01 points, down 253.46 points, or 0.67 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,900.78 points, down 8.14 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,522.20 points, down 10.58 points, or 0.42 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,849.72 points, down 104.78 points, or 1.76 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 43,191.24 points, down 649.67 points, or 1.48 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,350.19 points, down 497.09 points, or 2.64 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 23,147.02 points, up 595.59 points, or 2.64 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,871.31 points, up 61.57 points, or 0.70 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,199.71 points, up 88.08 points, or 1.09 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
