BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,831.69 points, up 15.06 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 48,589.77 points, up 88.50 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,620.89 points, up 104.20 points, or 0.46 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,901.32 points, up 110.67 points, or 0.47 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,483.91 points, down 0.22 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,122.60 points, up 18.76 points, or 0.23 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,082.47 points, down 40.21 points, or 0.98 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,917.75 points, down 104.64 points, or 0.75 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,249.48 points, down 518.60 points, or 2.01 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,901.20 points, down 176.10 points, or 1.94 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 54,245.54 points, down 2,033.51 points, or 3.61 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,812.75 points, down 103.90 points, or 2.11 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 5,093.54 points, down 698.37 points, or 12.06 percent. ■
