Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares closed higher for a fifth consecutive day led by a banking sector buoyed by news that Barclays had discussed divesting a unit and it was trading strongly. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares was up 2.7 percent higher to close at 720.88 points. It is still down 13.6 percent in 2009.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,044.54 points, up 90.94 or 2.30 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 2,791.66 points, up 86.03 or 3.18 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 4,816.43 points, up 89.69 or 1.90 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 11,629 points, up 261 or 2.30 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares rose 0.1 percent as banks including Commonwealth Bank of Australia gained following strong rises in overseas financials at the end of last week, offsetting declines in the top miners. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 3.2 points to 3,348.4, It had traded as high as 3,376.4.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The rand firmed against the dollar as higher global stocks boosted sentiment but weak metal prices dragged the resource-heavy domestic bourse into negative territory. The All-share index closed at 19,732 points, down 30.03 or 0.15 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,933.42 points, down 7.79 or 0.26 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 14,744.5 points, up 181.9 or 1.25 percent.