IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,149.88 points, down 8.66 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9,667.18 points, down 25.87 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,024.41 points, down 171.19 points, or 0.89 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,794.60 points, down 53.50 points, or 0.68 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,803.13 points, up 186.03 points, or 0.48 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,302.77 points, down 5.13 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,719.03 points, down 4.43 points, or 0.16 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,307.01 points, down 14.40 points, or 0.27 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,671.04 points, down 201.95 points, or 0.51 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 16,801.54 points, down 31.08 points, or 0.18 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,680.20 points, down 46.56 points, or 0.25 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,370.33 points, down 46.12 points, or 0.55 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,092.11 points, down 49.35 points, or 0.61 percent.
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