BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,110.01 points, down 35.54 points, or 1.13 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,271.24 points, down 153.44 points, or 1.63 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,494.92 points, down 632.76 points, or 3.14 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,437.50 points, down 72.50 points, or 0.97 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 32,529.23 points, down 483.35 points, or 1.46 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,437.46 points, down 32.01 points, or 0.92 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,329.99 points, down 4.24 points, or 0.18 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,982.77 points, down 79.48 points, or 1.57 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 37,645.59 points, down 320.01 points, or 0.84 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 15,267.91 points, down 335.35 points, or 2.15 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 20,280.26 points, up 490.64 points, or 2.48 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,910.53 points, up 208.45 points, or 2.71 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,100.42 points, up 173.30 points, or 2.50 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
