IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,194.83 points, down 2.93 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,710.91 points, up 2.09 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,227.84 points, down 24.16 points, or 0.13 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,116.00 points, down 2.00 points, or 0.03 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 31,877.79 points, down 35.95 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,181.82 points, up 2.24 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,609.21 points, down 6.47 points, or 0.25 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,267.52 points, down 16.33 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,665.02 points, up 91.74 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 13,104.90 points, down 171.52 points, or 1.29 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,960.56 points, down 31.88 points, or 0.20 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,624.34 points, down 3.76 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,202.79 points, down 6.21 points, or 0.09 percent.
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