IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,892.02 points, down 10.09 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,122.41 points, down 36.03 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 16,455.14 points, down 158.67 points, or 0.96 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,505.40 points, down 32.50 points, or 0.43 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 33,276.81 points, down 399.13 points, or 1.19 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,101.67 points, down 6.36 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,598.37 points, down 15.93 points, or 0.61 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,698.35 points, down 70.02 points, or 1.47 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 37,082.00 points, down 475.92 points, or 1.27 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 14,777.94 points, down 225.28 points, or 1.50 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 16,733.05 points, down 11.36 points, or 0.07 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,715.68 points, up 77.65 points, or 1.02 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,583.43 points, up 8.76 points, or 0.12 percent.
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