BEIJING, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,916.51 points, down 7.57 points, or 0.19 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,295.62 points, down 34.37 points, or 0.26 percent.

The Hang Seng Index opened at 25,780.97 points, up 15.61 points, or 0.06 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index opened at 8,606.60 points, down 17.80 points, or 0.21 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average opened at 50,677.36 points, up 95.42 points, or 0.19 percent.

The Straits Times Index opened at 4,508.23 points, up 1.15 points, or 0.03 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index opened at 4,129.77 points, down 25.08 points, or 0.60 percent.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,846.51 points, down 23.89 points, or 0.35 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 47,739.32 points, down 215.67 points, or 0.45 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 23,545.90 points, down 32.23 points, or 0.14 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 24,046.01 points, up 17.87 points, or 0.07 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 9,645.09 points, down 21.92 points, or 0.23 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 8,108.43 points, down 6.31 points, or 0.08 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)