Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.

IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 2,850.88 points, down 4.64 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 8,161.68 points, down 32.97 points, or 0.40 percent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 17,663.80 points, down 134.93 points, or 0.76 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,084.10 points, down 0.40 points, or 0.00 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 38,066.31 points, down 43.91 points, or 0.12 percent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,394.43 points, down 1.60 points, or 0.05 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,696.24 points, down 1.76 points, or 0.07 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,616.84 points, down 17.77 points, or 0.32 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,240.52 points, up 65.44 points, or 0.16 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,725.77 points, down 152.02 points, or 0.85 percent.

IN EUROPE
The DAX Index closed at 18,617.02 points, down 16.08 points, or 0.09 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index had no trading.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,590.37 points, up 13.33 points, or 0.18 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)