BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,800.26 points, down 81.36 points, or 1.18 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,493.11 points, down 411.67 points, or 0.84 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,292.37 points, down 456.49 points, or 2.01 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,207.44 points, down 430.56 points, or 1.75 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,780.25 points, up 0.14 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,292.42 points, down 101.90 points, or 1.21 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,122.68 points, down 59.91 points, or 1.43 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,022.39 points, down 443.40 points, or 3.07 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,768.08 points, down 291.77 points, or 1.12 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 9,077.30 points, down 123.60 points, or 1.34 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 56,279.05 points, down 1,778.19 points, or 3.06 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,916.65 points, up 25.79 points, or 0.53 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,791.91 points, down 452.22 points, or 7.24 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
