Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Buoyant mining shares helped European share markets close at their best level in nearly four months, with a sharp fall in crude oil prices and take-over speculation also helping. Stanley Leisure surged 19.2 percent as the British casino owner said it was evaluating an offer approach, while traders said Telecom Italia added 3.9 percent on talk News Corp might buy into the telecoms firm's parent company, Olimpia.
Telecom Italia Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera will meet News Corp's Rupert Murdoch on Thursday to discuss a content deal, a source close to the talks told Reuters last week.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,909.72 points, up 33.18 or 0.56 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,203.24 points, up 19.79 or 0.38 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8,230.15 points, up 41.05 or 0.50 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 29,309 points, up 89 or 0.30 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares rose 0.63 percent to an eight-week closing high, with strong figures on the economy helping lift banks, while travel group S8 Ltd jumped to a record on an agreed take-over bid. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 32.1 points to 5,129.2, its highest close since July 10.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stronger metal prices, a falling oil price and easing jitters over further US rate hikes powered South African shares to a fresh high, paced by Standard Bank. The All-share index closed at 22,480.54 points, up 267.97 or 1.21 percent. The All Gold index closed at 3,017.11 points, up 36.53 or 1.23 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 14,747.09 points, up 103.01 or 0.70 percent.