BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,324.70 points, up 0.49 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,686.47 points, up 7.03 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,200.42 points, up 258.65 points, or 1.13 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,109.20 points, down 88.90 points, or 1.08 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 37,345.74 points, up 14.56 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,892.27 points, up 1.51 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,548.45 points, up 19.53 points, or 0.77 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,778.15 points, down 71.57 points, or 1.22 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 42,520.99 points, down 670.25 points, or 1.55 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,285.16 points, down 65.03 points, or 0.35 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 22,326.81 points, down 820.21 points, or 3.54 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,759.00 points, down 112.31 points, or 1.27 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,047.92 points, down 151.79 points, or 1.85 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
