Dow Jones Industrial Average Index added 0.65%
or 78.41 points and closed at 12,097.83 on Monday trade as Monti's austerity
and growth plan stimulated investor hopes for resolving debt crisis. Most of
index's shares gained. Appreciation in the index was led by banks and
tech-companies. Bank Of America Corp. advanced 2.66%, and J P Morgan Chase
& Co climbed 3.65%. Microsoft Corp. soared 1.9% while Hewlett-Packard
Company ascended 1.59%. On the downside was Mcdonald's Corp. that experienced a
modest loss of 0.37%.