Asian stocks
1. China's Shanghai Composite Index closed down 7.9 points on March 12 (Wednesday), a drop of 0.23%, at 3371.92 points;
2. China's Shenzhen Component Index closed down 17.94 points on March 12 (Wednesday), a drop of 0.17%, at 10843.23 points;
3. China's CSI 300 Index closed down 14.18 points on March 12 (Wednesday), a drop of 0.36%, at 3927.23 points;
4. China's ChiNext Index closed down 12.76 points on March 12 (Wednesday), a drop of 0.58%, at 2191.27 points;
5. China's Science and Technology Innovation 50 Index closed down 8.03 points on March 12 (Wednesday), a drop of 0.73%, at 1092.71 points;
6. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed down 181.83 points, or 0.76%, at 23,600.31 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
7. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Technology Index closed down 121.87 points, or 2.04%, at 5,845.36 points on March 12 (Wednesday).
European stocks
1. Germany's DAX30 index closed up 359.07 points, or 1.61%, at 22,675.93 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
2. Britain's FTSE 100 index closed up 46.08 points, or 0.54%, at 8,542.07 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
3. France's CAC40 index closed up 47.05 points, or 0.59%, at 7,988.96 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
4. Europe's STOXX 50 index closed up 50.45 points, or 0.95%, at 5,360.35 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
5. Spain's IBEX35 index closed down 64.54 points, or 0.50%, at 12,796.86 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
6. Italy's FTSE MIB index closed up 592.69 points, or 1.57%, at 38,291.00 points on March 12 (Wednesday).
US stocks
1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 82.55 points, or 0.20%, at 41,350.93 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
2. The S&P 500 closed up 27.23 points, or 0.49%, at 5,599.30 points on March 12 (Wednesday);
3. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 212.35 points, or 1.22%, at 17,648.45 points on March 12 (Wednesday).