BEIJING, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,831.34 points, down 1.23 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 25,867.79 points, down 19.59 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,721.95 points, down 1.99 points, or 0.03 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 11,704.44 points, down 83.97 points, or 0.71 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,324.00 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,417.21 points, down 8.69 points, or 0.16 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,090.64 points, down 0.34 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,800.60 points, down 39.14 points, or 0.40 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 29,320.97 points, down 145.31 points, or 0.49 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,165.30 points, down 19.50 points, or 0.32 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,608.92 points, up 42.07 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,207.66 points, down 13.26 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,177.10 points, down 0.52 points, or 0.02 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
