IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,237.70 points, down 8.54 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,976.73 points, down 35.85 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,279.39 points, down 151.86 points, or 0.78 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,225.10 points, down 34.80 points, or 0.48 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 30,728.69 points, down 229.08 points, or 0.74 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,210.27 points, down 7.81 points, or 0.24 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,557.11 points, down 10.44 points, or 0.41 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,145.58 points, down 47.05 points, or 1.12 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,055.51 points, down 231.07 points, or 0.69 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 12,560.25 points, down 160.53 points, or 1.26 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 16,152.86 points, down 71.13 points, or 0.44 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,762.95 points, down 8.04 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,378.71 points, down 99.45 points, or 1.33 percent.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
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