IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,121.71 points, down 0.69 points, or 0.02 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,590.39 points, down 13.74 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,525.12 points, up 148.59 points, or 0.77 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,843.40 points, down 37.90 points, or 0.48 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,561.04 points, down 359.22 points, or 0.92 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,309.77 points, up 4.78 points, or 0.14 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,751.47 points, down 1.53 points, or 0.06 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,297.10 points, down 11.05 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,869.38 points, down 38.62 points, or 0.10 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 16,698.32 points, down 44.07 points, or 0.26 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,738.81 points, down 130.55 points, or 0.69 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,438.65 points, down 7.15 points, or 0.08 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,188.49 points, down 51.50 points, or 0.63 percent.
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