BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,445.82 points, up 30.28 points, or 0.47 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 45,309.43 points, up 13.62 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 21,461.63 points, up 182.00 points, or 0.86 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,606.69 points, up 119.36 points, or 0.51 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,116.69 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,699.62 points, up 45.37 points, or 0.59 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,813.56 points, down 44.57 points, or 1.16 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 12,472.00 points, down 81.84 points, or 0.65 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,343.43 points, down 153.12 points, or 0.60 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,738.80 points, down 161.80 points, or 1.82 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 41,938.89 points, down 371.60 points, or 0.88 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,289.33 points, down 9.18 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,184.42 points, up 12.07 points, or 0.38 percent. ■
