IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,858.94 points, down 7.72 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,221.35 points, down 31.52 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,313.86 points, down 197.22 points, or 1.13 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,956.30 points, down 41.40 points, or 0.52 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 37,653.34 points, down 409.58 points, or 1.08 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,369.28 points, down 1.03 points, or 0.03 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,687.20 points, down 9.41 points, or 0.35 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,597.12 points, down 11.13 points, or 0.20 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 40,834.97 points, down 61.56 points, or 0.15 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,816.94 points, down 59.83 points, or 0.33 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,357.52 points, down 64.17 points, or 0.35 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,273.32 points, down 83.62 points, or 1.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,485.73 points, down 16.28 points, or 0.22 percent.
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