Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks snapped a five session losing streak as a rally in banks and resources gave the market a boost and a resurgence of merger and acquisition activity helped lift sentiment.
Among major movers, Rexam sank after agreeing to buy Owens-Illinois Inc's plastic packaging business, while renewed take-over talk boosted shares in Vallourec.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed up 1.0 percent at 1,582.5 points, clawing back after a 3.6 percent drop last week, its worst week since a global sell-off in late February.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,706.1 points, up 115.6 or 1.52 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,940.09 points, up 56.8 or 0.97 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,223.04 points, up 72.35 or 0.79 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 32,744 points, up 160 or 0.49 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian financial markets were closed on Monday for the Queen's Birthday national holiday. They will reopen on Tuesday. On Friday, The S&P/ASX 200 index slid 79.4 points to a near six-week closing low of 6,231.7.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African stocks recovered, buoyed by gains in resource and bank stocks, led by BHP Billiton, after falling last Friday on fears that global interest rates were headed higher. The All-share index closed at 28,545.57 points, up 376.34 or 1.34 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,622.25 points, up 41.13 or 1.59 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,511.47 points, up 322.22 or 1.68 percent.
MANILA STOCKS EXCHANGE: Philippine financial markets are closed on Monday due to an official holiday. Trading resumes on Tuesday.