IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,949.03 points, down 10.34 points, or 0.35 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,672.33 points, down 33.61 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,613.50 points, up 90.27 points, or 0.52 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,791.80 points, down 37.90 points, or 0.48 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 41,444.33 points, down 135.84 points, or 0.33 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,433.36 points, up 7.27 points, or 0.21 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,863.05 points, down 4.29 points, or 0.15 percent.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,576.98 points, up 4.13 points, or 0.07 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 39,291.97 points, down 52.82 points, or 0.13 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,429.29 points, up 25.55 points, or 0.14 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,236.19 points, down 235.86 points, or 1.28 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,139.81 points, down 53.68 points, or 0.66 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,508.66 points, down 118.79 points, or 1.56 percent.
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