BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,189.41 points, up 6.82 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,498.70 points, up 32.91 points, or 0.23 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 26,190.24 points, up 130.39 points, or 0.50 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 9,077.80 points, down 123.10 points, or 1.34 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 57,729.80 points, down 327.44 points, or 0.56 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 4,908.42 points, up 17.56 points, or 0.36 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 6,165.15 points, down 78.98 points, or 1.26 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,881.62 points, up 2.74 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,904.78 points, down 73.14 points, or 0.15 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 22,748.86 points, up 80.65 points, or 0.36 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 24,638.00 points, down 646.26 points, or 2.56 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 10,780.11 points, down 130.44 points, or 1.20 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,394.32 points, down 186.43 points, or 2.17 percent. ■
