Asian Stock Markets
1. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 95.88 points, or 2.4%, at 3894.42 on Wednesday, August 19th.
2. The Shenzhen Component Index closed down 732.34 points, or 5.01%, at 13890.15 on Wednesday, August 19th.
3. The CSI 300 Index closed down 137.12 points, or 2.9%, at 4588.7 on Wednesday, August 19th.
4. The ChiNext Index closed down 232.07 points, or 6.26%, at 3473.49 on Wednesday, August 19th.
5. The STAR Market 50 Index closed down 123.35 points, or 6.89%, at 1667.52 on Wednesday, August 19th.
6. The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index closed up 23.92 points, or 0.09%, at 25495.07 on Wednesday, August 19.
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Tech Index closed down 57.13 points, or 1.21%, at 4682.05 on Wednesday, August 19. European Stocks
1. Germany's DAX 30 index closed down 59.64 points, or 0.23%, at 26,092.05 on Wednesday, August 19th;
2. The UK's FTSE 100 index closed up 10.76 points, or 0.10%, at 10,738.80 on Wednesday, August 19th;
3. France's CAC 40 index closed down 7.45 points, or 0.09%, at 8,501.91 on Wednesday, August 19th;
4. The Euro Stoxx 50 index closed down 25.72 points, or 0.40%, at 6,442.45 on Wednesday, August 19th;
5. Spain's IBEX 35 index closed down 109.83 points, or 0.55%, at 19,825.07 on Wednesday, August 19th;
6. The Italian FTSE MIB index closed down 384.84 points, or 0.73%, at 52,633.00 on Wednesday, August 19.
US Stocks:
1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 119.71 points, or 0.22%, at 53,463.11 on Wednesday, August 19;
2. The S&P 500 index closed up 16.50 points, or 0.21%, at 7,708.26 on Wednesday, August 19;
3. The Nasdaq Composite index closed up 41.38 points, or 0.16%, at 26,331.09 on Wednesday, August 19.
