IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,995.66 points, down 1.35 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,808.37 points, down 4.30 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,841.77 points, up 72.63 points, or 0.41 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,738.30 points, up 20.10 points, or 0.26 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 40,225.83 points, up 151.14 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,389.98 points, up 22.08 points, or 0.66 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,797.14 points, up 16.23 points, or 0.58 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,509.01 points, up 33.92 points, or 0.62 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,331.85 points, up 162.33 points, or 0.41 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,028.76 points, up 149.46 points, or 0.84 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,164.06 points, down 126.60 points, or 0.69 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,121.20 points, down 45.56 points, or 0.56 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,538.29 points, down 22.84 points, or 0.30 percent.
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