BEIJING, Jan. 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 6,944.12 points, down 22.16 points, or 0.32 percent.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened at 49,499.67 points, down 4.40 points, or 0.01 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index opened at 23,576.88 points, down 94.47 points, or 0.40 percent.
IN EUROPE
The DAX Index opened at 25,248.37 points, down 13.27 points, or 0.05 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index opened at 10,124.47 points, down 0.13 points, or 0.00 percent.
The Paris CAC 40 opened at 8,342.38 points, down 19.71 points, or 0.24 percent.
IN ASIA
The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,165.29 points, up 44.86 points, or 1.09 percent.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,366.91 points, up 246.76 points, or 1.75 percent.
The Hang Seng Index closed at 26,608.48 points, up 376.69 points, or 1.44 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 8,759.40 points, up 41.60 points, or 0.48 percent.
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading.
The Straits Times Index closed at 4,766.78 points, up 22.12 points, or 0.47 percent.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed at 4,624.79 points, up 38.47 points, or 0.84 percent. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)



