The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide for Wednesday.
In Asia, the Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,281.97 points, down 9.02 points, or 0.27 per cent.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,084.56 points, down 14.70 points, or 0.13 per cent.
The Hang Seng Index opened at 19,956.13 points, down 22.12 points, or 0.11 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 7,198.60 points, down 36.10 points, or 0.50 per cent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 29,912.44 points, up 69.45 points, or 0.23 per cent.
The Straits Times Index opened at 3,205.76 points, down 8.28 points, or 0.26 per cent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 2,479.65 points, down 0.59 points, or 0.02 per cent.
In the U.S, the S&P 500 Index closed at 4,109.90 points, down 26.38 points, or 0.64 per cent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 33,012.14 points, down 336.46 points, or 1.01 per cent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 12,343.05 points, down 22.16 points, or 0.18 per cent.
In Europe, the DAX Index closed at 15,897.93 points, down 19.31 points, or 0.12 per cent.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,751.08 points, down 26.62 points, or 0.34 per cent.
The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,406.01 points, down 12.20 points, or 0.16 per cent.
