BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 4,965.28 points, down 17.49 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 37,387.91 points, down 257.68 points, or 0.68 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 15,295.44 points, up 27.53 points, or 0.18 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 19,833.56 points, down 446.70 points, or 2.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,910.53 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 6,902.42 points, down 198.00 points, or 2.79 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,186.81 points, up 41.26 points, or 1.31 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,539.89 points, up 115.21 points, or 1.22 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 20,264.49 points, up 136.81 points, or 0.68 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,375.00 points, down 135.00 points, or 1.80 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 31,714.03 points, down 1,298.55 points, or 3.93 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,393.69 points, down 75.78 points, or 2.18 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,293.70 points, down 40.53 points, or 1.74 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
