BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Wednesday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,385.69 points, up 5.86 points, or 0.17 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 10,897.42 points, up 36.26 points, or 0.33 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 23,859.23 points, up 77.09 points, or 0.32 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,783.70 points, down 106.40 points, or 1.35 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 36,763.10 points, down 30.01 points, or 0.08 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 3,811.55 points, down 14.28 points, or 0.37 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,552.60 points, up 15.00 points, or 0.59 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,572.07 points, down 42.49 points, or 0.76 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,433.48 points, down 478.23 points, or 1.14 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 17,436.10 points, down 32.22 points, or 0.18 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 22,328.77 points, down 292.18 points, or 1.29 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,495.99 points, down 104.23 points, or 1.21 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,941.91 points, down 105.69 points, or 1.31 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)