IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,103.18 points, down 5.39 points, or 0.17 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,050.48 points, down 21.98 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,795.80 points, down 89.80 points, or 0.50 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,089.00 points, down 74.30 points, or 1.04 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 32,865.56 points, down 158.22 points, or 0.48 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,235.19 points, down 6.81 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,544.81 points, down 14.93 points, or 0.58 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,402.20 points, down 41.75 points, or 0.94 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 34,440.88 points, down 76.85 points, or 0.22 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 13,469.13 points, down 209.06 points, or 1.53 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 15,781.59 points, up 117.11 points, or 0.75 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,731.65 points, up 71.45 points, or 0.93 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,330.79 points, up 48.67 points, or 0.67 percent.
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