BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,664.92 points, down 23.54 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 46,366.78 points, down 31.11 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,530.95 points, down 129.06 points, or 0.57 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,755.23 points, down 125.49 points, or 0.53 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,350.46 points, up 0.03 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,894.29 points, down 1.65 points, or 0.02 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.
The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.
The Hang Seng Index had no trading.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,845.70 points, down 3.10 points, or 0.04 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 44,550.85 points, down 381.78 points, or 0.85 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,323.12 points, up 22.96 points, or 0.53 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,455.83 points, up 31.23 points, or 0.91 percent. ■
