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

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,861.51 points, down 6.41 points, or 0.17 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,084.88 points, down 27.21 points, or 0.21 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,547.92 points, down 80.96 points, or 0.32 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,618.80 points, down 16.20 points, or 0.19 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 50,051.24 points, down 116.87 points, or 0.23 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,593.01 points, up 3.84 points, or 0.08 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 4,093.32 points, up 2.73 points, or 0.07 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,816.51 points, down 10.90 points, or 0.16 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,416.56 points, down 41.49 points, or 0.09 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,057.41 points, down 137.76 points, or 0.59 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,229.91 points, up 43.42 points, or 0.18 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,751.31 points, up 102.28 points, or 1.06 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,124.88 points, up 56.26 points, or 0.70 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)