BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,254.50 points, up 10.74 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 44,152.74 points, up 129.45 points, or 0.29 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 20,717.81 points, up 40.01 points, or 0.19 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,011.99 points, down 48.30 points, or 0.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,938.32 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,768.14 points, up 1.93 points, or 0.02 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,503.78 points, down 1.22 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,720.81 points, down 23.75 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,517.76 points, down 72.36 points, or 0.29 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,561.80 points, down 68.50 points, or 0.79 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 39,663.40 points, down 14.62 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,132.25 points, up 12.43 points, or 0.30 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,186.38 points, down 28.90 points, or 0.90 percent. ■
