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

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,840.61 points, down 5.90 points, or 0.09 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 47,724.52 points, down 14.80 points, or 0.03 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 23,504.61 points, down 41.29 points, or 0.18 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index opened at 24,094.99 points, up 48.98 points, or 0.20 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,645.10 points, up 0.01 points, or 0.00 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,117.43 points, up 9.00 points, or 0.11 percent.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,909.52 points, down 14.56 points, or 0.37 percent.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,277.36 points, down 52.63 points, or 0.39 percent.

The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,434.23 points, down 331.13 points, or 1.29 percent.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,585.90 points, down 38.50 points, or 0.45 percent.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 50,655.10 points, up 73.16 points, or 0.14 percent.

The Straits Times Index closed at 4,513.24 points, up 6.16 points, or 0.14 percent.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 4,143.55 points, down 11.30 points, or 0.27 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)