BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 5,807.20 points, up 147.29 points, or 2.60 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 41,899.05 points, up 649.67 points, or 1.57 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 18,674.55 points, up 745.63 points, or 4.16 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 23,758.58 points, up 259.26 points, or 1.10 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 8,554.80 points, up 0.00 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 7,800.18 points, up 56.43 points, or 0.73 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,369.24 points, up 27.24 points, or 0.82 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 10,301.16 points, up 174.33 points, or 1.72 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 23,549.46 points, up 681.72 points, or 2.98 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,233.50 points, up 2.30 points, or 0.03 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 37,644.26 points, up 140.93 points, or 0.38 percent.
The Straits Times Index had no trading.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 2,607.33 points, up 30.06 points, or 1.17 percent. ■
