Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European share markets set six-year closing highs, powered by gains in oil and gas firms including Total and BP, which tracked crude prices higher. Allianz advanced 3 percent, driven by broker upgrades after the German company said on Friday it was eyeing returning money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.4 percent to end at 1,550.4, its highest closing level since December 2000, but the index closed below an intra-day high of 1,552.5. The index ended up for the third day in a row.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,027.59 points, up 35.01 or 0.50 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,762.54 points, up 46.16 or 0.81 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,223.03 points, down 35.02 or 0.38 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 33,234 points, up 252 or 0.76 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares nudged higher to set another record closing high, supported by gains in the top miners and by strong earnings from companies including Transfield Services Ltd. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index edged up 7.9 points, or 0.13 percent, to 6,044.0, outpacing the previous record closing high of 6,036.1 reached on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks nudged higher to strike a fresh record high as glittering precious metal prices boosted some miners and insurer Old Mutual jumped on strong results. The All-share index closed at 26,932.15 points, up 139.76 or 0.52 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,892.29 points, down 0.84 or 0.03 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 18,910.9 points, up 64.12 or 0.34 percent.