IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,206.74 points, down 9.93 points, or 0.31 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,895.48 points, down 28.29 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,418.48 points, down 220.63 points, or 1.12 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,391.80 points, down 64.10 points, or 0.86 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 32,444.42 points, down 446.74 points, or 1.36 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,353.69 points, up 16.27 points, or 0.49 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,593.67 points, down 10.14 points, or 0.39 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,537.41 points, down 29.34 points, or 0.64 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 35,282.72 points, down 237.40 points, or 0.67 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 14,050.11 points, down 77.17 points, or 0.55 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 16,406.03 points, up 274.57 points, or 1.70 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,692.76 points, up 15.87 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,465.24 points, up 150.17 points, or 2.05 percent.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
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