BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 2,860.99 points, down 1.97 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 25,825.06 points, up 2.77 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 7,844.04 points, down 15.13 points, or 0.19 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 12,355.53 points, down 28.96 points, or 0.23 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,540.97 points, down 24.73 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 5,401.43 points, down 7.17 points, or 0.13 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,714.61 points, down 19.22 points, or 0.70 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,454.75 points, down 94.31 points, or 1.10 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 27,927.58 points, up 174.79 points, or 0.63 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,266.00 points, down 18.40 points, or 0.29 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 22,362.55 points, up 142.82 points, or 0.64 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,273.33 points, up 3.27 points, or 0.14 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)