BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,108.03 points, down 1.54 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,387.65 points, down 3.40 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 18,659.41 points, down 161.75 points, or 0.86 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,686.80 points, down 79.90 points, or 1.03 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,880.50 points, up 25.13 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,326.03 points, down 4.06 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,719.56 points, down 3.29 points, or 0.12 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,306.04 points, up 1.32 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 38,852.86 points, down 216.73 points, or 0.55 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,019.88 points, up 99.09 points, or 0.59 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,677.87 points, down 96.84 points, or 0.52 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,254.18 points, down 63.41 points, or 0.76 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,057.80 points, down 74.69 points, or 0.92 percent.