BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,968.73 points, up 3.61 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,627.26 points, up 23.19 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,801.49 points, down 53.11 points, or 0.21 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,702.00 points, down 15.10 points, or 0.17 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,658.06 points, up 2.68 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index had no trading.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,896.24 points, down 9.50 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,367.06 points, down 94.87 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,419.08 points, down 55.27 points, or 0.24 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,490.41 points, up 139.29 points, or 0.57 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,940.71 points, up 74.18 points, or 0.75 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,168.15 points, up 56.13 points, or 0.69 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
