Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Nov. 16– The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday. The S&P 500 Index opened at 3,976.82 points, down 14.91 points, or 0.37 percent. The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,369.44 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

BEIJING, Nov. 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 3,976.82 points, down 14.91 points, or 0.37 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 33,554.93 points, down 37.99 points, or 0.11 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 11,260.10 points, down 98.31 points, or 0.87 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 14,374.86 points, down 3.65 points, or 0.03 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7,369.44 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 6,641.27 points, down 0.39 points, or 0.01 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,119.98 points, down 14.10 points, or 0.45 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 11,235.56 points, down 115.77 points, or 1.02 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 18,256.48 points, down 86.64 points, or 0.47 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,122.20 points, down 19.40 points, or 0.27 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 28,028.30 points, up 38.13 points, or 0.14 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,266.17 points, down 9.11 points, or 0.28 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,477.45 points, down 2.88 points, or 0.12 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)