BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,456.30 points, down 16.64 points, or 0.48 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,010.59 points, down 91.31 points, or 0.65 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 28,702.27 points, down 433.46 points, or 1.49 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 6,910.40 points, down 107.40 points, or 1.53 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 28,615.00 points, down 485.38 points, or 1.67 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,163.48 points, down 28.69 points, or 0.90 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 3,214.24 points, down 6.46 points, or 0.20 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 4,134.94 points, down 28.32 points, or 0.68 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,821.30 points, down 256.33 points, or 0.75 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 13,786.27 points, down 128.50 points, or 0.92 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 15,129.51 points, down 238.88 points, or 1.55 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 6,859.87 points, down 140.21 points, or 2.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 6,165.11 points, down 131.58 points, or 2.09 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)

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