BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Monday.
IN THE UNITED STATES
The S&P 500 Index opened at 6,690.05 points, up 26.04 points, or 0.39 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 46,312.88 points, up 122.27 points, or 0.26 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 22,844.82 points, up 164.85 points, or 0.73 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 24,035.19 points, up 204.20 points, or 0.86 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 9,354.54 points, down 0.03 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,213.20 points, up 39.00 points, or 0.48 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,863.89 points, up 24.13 points, or 0.63 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 12,813.21 points, up 124.27 points, or 0.98 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 25,858.83 points, up 611.73 points, or 2.42 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 9,031.90 points, up 36.60 points, or 0.41 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 49,185.50 points, up 1,603.35 points, or 3.37 percent.
The Straits Times Index had no trading.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 3,814.69 points, up 65.80 points, or 1.76 percent. ■
