BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,335.75 points, down 60.88 points, or 1.13 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,179.49 points, down 189.47 points, or 0.47 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 16,499.69 points, down 323.48 points, or 1.92 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 21,117.78 points, down 135.92 points, or 0.64 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,249.12 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,276.39 points, down 59.01 points, or 0.80 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,276.00 points, up 8.34 points, or 0.26 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 9,774.73 points, down 83.37 points, or 0.85 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 21,056.98 points, down 409.29 points, or 1.91 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,758.90 points, down 2.80 points, or 0.04 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 33,920.40 points, down 347.14 points, or 1.01 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,662.45 points, up 37.73 points, or 1.04 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,447.43 points, down 29.98 points, or 1.21 percent. Enditem

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