By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – The major Asian stock markets closed Monday with gains.
The Asia Dow, which includes blue-chip companies in the region, earned 41.44 points, or 1.32%, to reach 3,173.71 at 0959GMT.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 stock exchange was up by 145.08 points, or 0.54%, to close at 26,788.47.
The Hang Seng, the benchmark for blue-chip stocks trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, rose 548.46 points, or 2.7%, to 20,846.18.
China’s Shanghai Stock Exchange went up by 50.04 points, or 1.55%, to 3,278.10.
India's Sensex benchmark soared 760.37 points, or 1.41%, to close at 54,521.15, while the Singapore index increased 22.61 points, or 0.73%, to 3,134.87.