IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,068.62 points, down 13.62 points, or 0.44 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,197.96 points, down 58.23 points, or 0.57 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 18,037.60 points, down 174.57 points, or 0.96 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,114.70 points, down 67.40 points, or 0.94 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 31,840.91 points, down 446.30 points, or 1.38 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,173.57 points, down 7.15 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,505.39 points, down 32.29 points, or 1.27 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,376.31 points, down 59.70 points, or 1.35 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 34,099.42 points, down 373.56 points, or 1.08 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 13,463.97 points, down 257.06 points, or 1.87 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,621.49 points, down 106.92 points, or 0.68 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,333.63 points, up 13.10 points, or 0.18 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,214.46 points, down 32.16 points, or 0.44 percent.
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