IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,909.15 points, down 6.22 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,582.63 points, down 23.95 points, or 0.28 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,454.43 points, down 14.93 points, or 0.09 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,968.20 points, down 2.90 points, or 0.04 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 39,336.74 points, down 257.65 points, or 0.65 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,458.00 points, down 3.16 points, or 0.09 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,755.50 points, down 18.79 points, or 0.68 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,555.74 points, down 8.67 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,358.09 points, down 57.35 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,997.35 points, down 10.22 points, or 0.06 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,557.70 points, up 150.63 points, or 0.82 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,167.37 points, down 31.41 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,598.63 points, down 23.39 points, or 0.31 percent.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
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