Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares rallied in late trading to close higher, reversing earlier losses, after US equity markets posted gains led by technology stocks. US stocks gained as an upgrade of Intel and a partnership between Internet companies eBay and Google boosted the tech sector, with the Nasdaq index up 0.7 percent at the end of the European trading day.
In Europe, German computer software maker SAP climbed 1.5 percent and Dutch chipmaker ASML put on 0.9 percent, pushing the European technology index 1.2 percent higher for the day's top sectoral performance. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed with a gain of 0.4 percent at 1,365.11 points, but volumes were thin with the London market closed.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5854.99 points, up 43.52 or 0.75 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5148.52 points, up 37.39 or 0.73 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8118.64 points, up 16.14 or 0.20 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 28891 points, up 74 or 0.26 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares were flat, with mall owner Westfield rising ahead of earnings while top childcare operator A.B.C. Learning Centres fell on concerns about its US growth strategy. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index added 0.6 points, or 0.01 percent to close at 5,024.2.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African stocks drove higher as some financials climbed ahead of inflation figures expected to be benign this week and casino and hotel firm Sun International rose after posting strong annual results. The All-share index climbed 177.72 or 0.82 percent to end at 21,945.34. The All Gold index closed at 2972.25 points, down 40.37 or 1.34 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 14367.13 points, up 135.47 or 0.95 percent.
LONDON STOCKS EXCHANGE: The UK stock, financial and commodity markets were closed on Monday for the August Bank Holiday. On Friday the FTSE had closed at 5,878.6, down 24.8 on the week.