IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,137.35 points, down 12.78 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,540.44 points, down 39.12 points, or 0.37 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 18,023.11 points, down 306.19 points, or 1.67 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,132.00 points, down 63.20 points, or 0.88 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 31,621.98 points, down 144.84 points, or 0.46 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,195.41 points, down 18.17 points, or 0.57 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,512.92 points, down 12.72 points, or 0.50 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,404.33 points, down 33.53 points, or 0.76 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 34,765.74 points, down 180.65 points, or 0.52 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 13,474.63 points, down 156.42 points, or 1.15 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,789.45 points, up 22.17 points, or 0.14 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,356.88 points, down 32.76 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,260.25 points, down 7.45 points, or 0.10 percent.
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