BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 4,280.40 points, down 24.80 points, or 0.58 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 34,029.55 points, down 122.46 points, or 0.36 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 12,968.63 points, down 133.92 points, or 1.02 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 13,928.12 points, up 18.00 points, or 0.13 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,536.06 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 6,596.43 points, up 3.85 points, or 0.06 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,292.53 points, up 14.65 points, or 0.45 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 12,595.46 points, up 125.35 points, or 1.01 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 19,922.45 points, up 91.93 points, or 0.46 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,127.70 points, up 22.30 points, or 0.31 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 29,222.77 points, up 353.86 points, or 1.23 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,262.76 points, up 8.97 points, or 0.28 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,516.47 points, down 17.05 points, or 0.67 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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