IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,134.55 points, down 2.59 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,471.99 points, down 10.51 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 18,580.47 points, up 97.61 points, or 0.53 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,298.20 points, up 0.50 points, or 0.01 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 32,361.02 points, up 27.56 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,221.67 points, up 1.45 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,564.45 points, up 3.23 points, or 0.13 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,514.87 points, up 17.24 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 34,890.24 points, up 37.57 points, or 0.11 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 14,019.31 points, up 75.55 points, or 0.54 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,891.93 points, down 38.95 points, or 0.24 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,473.67 points, up 8.68 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,364.40 points, down 9.03 points, or 0.12 percent.
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