BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,910.18 points, down 30.28 points, or 0.51 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 42,354.46 points, down 322.78 points, or 0.76 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 19,002.94 points, down 139.77 points, or 0.73 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,966.42 points, down 69.69 points, or 0.29 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,781.12 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,913.74 points, down 28.68 points, or 0.36 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,387.57 points, up 7.09 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,294.22 points, up 45.05 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,827.78 points, up 146.30 points, or 0.62 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,386.80 points, up 43.50 points, or 0.52 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 37,298.98 points, down 230.51 points, or 0.61 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,882.55 points, up 0.05 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,625.58 points, up 23.78 points, or 0.91 percent. ■
