Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares rebounded from fresh 2004 lows earlier in the day to close higher as heavily weighted oil stocks rose on take-over talk for Shell and Allianz gained 2.1 percent on strong results.
A rally in US shares also helped the market mood. However, traders said thin volumes exaggerated the broader market's rise and they did not expect big gains unless crude oil prices were to drop significantly from near record levels.
The FTSE Eurotop 300-index of pan-European blue chips closed up 1.0 percent at 950.35 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 3699.11 points, up 52.12 or 1.43 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3516.68 points, up 31.84 or 0.91 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5354.2 points, up 44.4 or 0.84 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 20008 points, up 175 or 0.88 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian stocks closed 0.3 percent lower as strength in resources, such as BHP Billiton, failed to offset concerns about the impact of higher oil prices on global growth.
The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 9.5 points, or 0.27 percent, at 3,468.3.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African shares surged to their highest level in four months, led by gold miner Durban Roodepoort Deep and other resource stocks, as investors welcomed strong bullion prices and a weak rand.
The JSE All-share index leapt 256.3 points or 2.43 percent to close at 10,823.87 points.
The All Gold index closed at 1909.43 points, up 84.58 or 4.63 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7448.42 points, up 149.1 or 2.04 percent.