BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,779.82 points, down 14.02 points, or 0.50 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 24,789.48 points, down 130.18 points, or 0.52 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,698.51 points, down 60.69 points, or 0.78 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 12,506.99 points, down 102.86 points, or 0.82 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,635.50 points, down 56.54 points, or 0.74 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,393.41 points, down 40.95 points, or 0.75 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,777.77 points, down 49.86 points, or 1.76 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,023.82 points, down 181.61 points, or 1.97 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 28,311.69 points, down 370.56 points, or 1.29 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,215.60 points, down 42.50 points, or 0.68 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 21,932.21 points, down 264.68 points, or 1.19 percent.
The Straits Times Index closed at 3,249.08 points, down 25.75 points, or 0.79 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,280.62 points, down 13.54 points, or 0.59 percent. Enditem
(Generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
