BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,641.19 points, down 31.22 points, or 0.47 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 46,382.92 points, down 207.32 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,459.27 points, up 26.42 points, or 0.12 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,180.93 points, up 0.40 points, or 0.00 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,552.31 points, up 0.01 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,964.77 points, down 3.16 points, or 0.04 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,946.74 points, up 6.93 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,080.09 points, down 0.40 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,830.65 points, down 99.38 points, or 0.38 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,447.90 points, down 21.20 points, or 0.25 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 48,537.70 points, down 165.28 points, or 0.34 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,505.22 points, up 0.55 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,929.51 points, down 24.11 points, or 0.61 percent. ■
