BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,615.81 points, down 1.79 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,091.83 points, down 15.13 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 24,864.15 points, down 38.38 points, or 0.15 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,820.60 points, up 50.20 points, or 0.57 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 40,430.46 points, down 119.08 points, or 0.29 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,208.60 points, up 0.02 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,182.06 points, down 15.94 points, or 0.50 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,299.19 points, down 30.75 points, or 0.49 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 44,111.74 points, down 61.90 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 20,916.55 points, down 137.03 points, or 0.65 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 23,846.07 points, up 88.38 points, or 0.37 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,142.73 points, up 14.43 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,621.04 points, down 10.97 points, or 0.14 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
