BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Tuesday.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,187.25 points, down 17.70 points, or 0.29 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 44,061.49 points, down 33.28 points, or 0.08 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 20,290.61 points, down 79.12 points, or 0.39 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 23,966.95 points, up 57.34 points, or 0.24 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,760.96 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,674.54 points, up 8.63 points, or 0.11 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,457.75 points, up 13.32 points, or 0.39 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,476.29 points, up 11.17 points, or 0.11 percent.

The Hang Seng Index had no trading.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,541.10 points, down 1.20 points, or 0.01 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 39,986.33 points, down 501.06 points, or 1.24 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 3,989.76 points, up 25.47 points, or 0.64 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,089.65 points, up 17.95 points, or 0.58 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)