IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,185.42 points, down 3.96 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,909.08 points, down 17.24 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,180.28 points, up 8.23 points, or 0.04 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,208.30 points, up 11.80 points, or 0.16 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 33,306.84 points, up 112.85 points, or 0.34 percent.
The Straits Times Index had no trading.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,564.02 points, down 0.17 points, or 0.01 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,376.86 points, down 1.55 points, or 0.04 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,852.66 points, down 74.08 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 13,591.75 points, up 36.08 points, or 0.27 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,949.00 points, up 102.14 points, or 0.64 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,500.49 points, up 39.03 points, or 0.52 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,286.32 points, up 70.74 points, or 0.98 percent.
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