Beijing: The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.IN THE UNITED STATESThe S&P 500 Index opened at 5,496.42 points, up 0.90 points, or 0.02 percent.The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 40,638.76 points, down 98.20 points, or 0.24 percent.The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 17,061.41 points, up 35.53 points, or 0.21 percent.IN EUROPEThe DAX Index opened at 18,342.57 points, up 76.65 points, or 0.42 percent.The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,205.98 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,419.04 points, up 11.49 points, or 0.16 percent.IN ASIAThe Shanghai Composite Index closed at 2,721.80 points, down 22.39 points, or 0.82 percent.The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 8,105.38 points, up 31.55 points, or 0.39 percent.The Hang Seng Index closed at 17,108.71 points, down 125.38 points, or 0.73 percent.The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 7,987.90 points, down 24.00 points, or 0.30 percent.The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 35,619.77 points, down 539.39 points, or 1.49 percent.The Straits Times Index closed at 3,531.17 points, up 18.50 points, or 0.53 percent.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,513.34 points, down 10.09 points, or 0.40 percent. Enditem(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)Source: The Namibia News Agency