NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stock markets were closed on Wednesday for Juneteenth, a public holiday marking the end of slavery. Bond markets were also closed.

Closing Global Stock Market Quotes for Wednesday

In overseas markets, stocks rose in the UK, fell in Europe and were mixed in Asia.

Following are Wednesday's closing quotes for the major stock markets around the world:

CANADA

GSPTSE S&P/TSX Composite The S&P TSX index sank 94.40 points or 0.44 percent Wednesday, to close at 21,516.90. 95.227 million shares changed hands.

UNITED KINGDOM

FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 index closed at 8,205.11 points, marking an increase of 13.82 points or 0.17 percent. This followed the release opf the May consumer price index which showed inflation falling to the Bank of England's targeted inflation rate of 2 percent, down from 2.3 percent in April.

EUROPE

DAX PERFORMANCE-INDEX The German DAX index finished the day at 18,067.91 points, a decline of 64.06 points or 0.35 percent.

CAC 40 In Paris, the CAC 40 index ended at 7,570.20 points, down by 58.60 points or 0.77 percent.

ESTX 50 PR.EUR The ESTX 50 PR.EUR closed at 4,885.45 points, dropping 30.02 points or 0.61 percent.

Euronext 100 Index The Euronext 100 Index ended the session at 1,492.42 points, a decrease of 8.10 points or 0.54 percent.

BEL 20 The BEL 20 index closed at 3,861.38 points, falling 4.05 points or 0.10 percent.

ASIA

Nikkei 225 The Nikkei 225 index in Japan finished at 38,570.76 points, gaining 88.65 points or 0.23 percent.

HANG SENG INDEX The Hang Seng Index ended the day at 18,430.39 points, up by 514.84 points or 2.87 percent.

SSE Composite Index The SSE Composite Index closed at 3,018.05 points, a decline of 12.20 points or 0.40 percent.

Shenzhen Index The Shenzhen Index finished at 9,219.07 points, down by 99.40 points or 1.07 percent.

STI Index The STI Index ended the day at 3,304.00 points, increasing by 2.22 points or 0.07 percent.

S&P BSE SENSEX The S&P BSE SENSEX closed at 77,337.59 points, gaining 36.45 points or 0.05 percent.

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI ended the session at 1,599.79 points, a decrease of 6.34 points or 0.39 percent.

KOSPI Composite Index The KOSPI Composite Index finished at 2,797.33 points, gaining 33.41 points or 1.21 percent.

TSEC weighted index The TSEC weighted index ended the day at 23,209.54 points, up by 452.11 points or 1.99 percent.

OCEANIA

S&P/ASX 200 The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 7,769.70 points, falling 8.40 points or 0.11 percent.

ALL ORDINARIES The ALL ORDINARIES index finished at 8,010.50 points, down by 5.30 points or 0.07 percent.

S&P/NZX 50 INDEX GROSS The S&P/NZX 50 INDEX GROSS closed at 11,671.19 points, down by 96.21 points or 0.82 percent.

MIDDLE EAST

TA-125 The TA-125 closed at 1,973.60 points, a slight decline of 0.31 points or 0.02 percent.

EGX 30 Price Return Index The EGX 30 Price Return Index ended the session at 26,417.60 points, increasing by 284.20 points or 1.09 percent.

AFRICA

Top 40 USD Net TRI Index The Top 40 USD Net TRI Index closed at 4,411.94 points, gaining 86.15 points or 1.99 percent.

Latest World Foreign Exchange Market Quotes for Wednesday

The U.S. dollar remained on the defensive Wednesday as major currencies around the world consolidated recent gains. Volumes were down due to the closure of U.S. stock and bond markets.

Euro / US Dollar (EUR/USD) The euro against the U.S. Dollar edged up 0.04 percent to 1.0744, experiencing a slight increase.

USD/JPY The Japanese yen, going against the trend, fell 0.10 percent to 158.00, a 0.10 percent gain for the greenback.

US Dollar / Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) The U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar declined 0.05 percent to 1.3710.

British Pound / US Dollar (GBP/USD) The British Pound firmed Wednesday to 1.2717, up by 0.07 percent.

US Dollar / Swiss Franc (USD/CHF) The Swiss Franc settled at 0.8843, with a slight increase of 0.02 percent.

Australian Dollar / US Dollar (AUD/USD) The Australian dollar against the greenback last traded at 0.6669, rising by 0.21 percent.

New Zealand Dollar / US Dollar (NZD/USD) The New Zealand dollar vhad an off-day, decreasing 0.22 percent to 0.6130.