IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,966.42 points, down 10.60 points, or 0.36 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,032.26 points, down 33.83 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 16,645.63 points, up 10.89 points, or 0.07 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,647.50 points, down 5.30 points, or 0.07 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 39,260.78 points, up 27.07 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,172.90 points, up 1.78 points, or 0.06 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,654.76 points, up 7.68 points, or 0.29 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,069.53 points, down 19.27 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,069.23 points, down 62.30 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 15,976.25 points, down 20.57 points, or 0.13 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 17,423.23 points, up 3.90 points, or 0.02 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,684.30 points, down 21.98 points, or 0.29 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,929.82 points, down 36.86 points, or 0.46 percent.
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