Major stock market indices worldwide

BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the indices of major stock markets worldwide on Saturday.

IN ASIA

The Shanghai Composite Index had no trading.

The Shenzhen Component Index had no trading.

The Hang Seng Index had no trading.

The S&P/ASX 200 index had no trading.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average had no trading.

The Straits Times Index had no trading.

The Korea Composite Stock Price Index had no trading.

IN THE UNITED STATES

The S&P 500 Index closed at 5,815.03 points, up 34.98 points, or 0.61 percent.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 42,863.86 points, up 409.74 points, or 0.97 percent.

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 18,342.94 points, up 60.89 points, or 0.33 percent.

IN EUROPE

The DAX Index closed at 19,373.83 points, up 162.93 points, or 0.85 percent.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at 8,253.65 points, up 15.92 points, or 0.19 percent.

The Paris CAC 40 closed at 7,577.89 points, up 36.30 points, or 0.48 percent. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)