IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,244.47 points, down 18.84 points, or 0.58 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,336.75 points, down 76.68 points, or 0.67 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,197.97 points, down 341.90 points, or 1.75 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 6,967.30 points, down 101.60 points, or 1.44 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 26,796.67 points, down 432.81 points, or 1.59 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,142.98 points, down 29.94 points, or 0.94 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,357.98 points, down 21.74 points, or 0.91 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 3,891.93 points, down 27.36 points, or 0.70 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 31,874.57 points, down 280.83 points, or 0.87 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 11,434.05 points, up 5.90 points, or 0.05 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 14,735.26 points, down 497.57 points, or 3.27 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,344.45 points, down 292.66 points, or 3.83 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 6,885.71 points, down 255.86 points, or 3.58 percent.
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