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

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,822.51 points, down 2.30 points, or 0.06 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 12,927.39 points, up 12.72 points, or 0.10 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,243.59 points, up 8.18 points, or 0.03 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,590.00 points, down 8.90 points, or 0.10 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 49,413.19 points, up 29.90 points, or 0.06 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,555.67 points, down 24.06 points, or 0.53 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 4,019.43 points, up 20.30 points, or 0.51 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,800.26 points, down 16.25 points, or 0.24 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 48,114.26 points, down 302.30 points, or 0.62 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,111.46 points, up 54.05 points, or 0.23 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,076.87 points, down 153.04 points, or 0.63 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,684.79 points, down 66.52 points, or 0.68 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,106.16 points, down 18.72 points, or 0.23 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)