Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Abu Dhabi's move to provide $10 billion in aid to Dubai World lifted financial shares and pushed European stocks to a third straight session of gains. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended 0.8 percent higher at 1,018.29 points, the highest close since December 7.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,802.26 points, up 45.97 or 0.80 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed 3,830.44 points, up 26.72 or 0.70 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,433.09 points, up 21.51 or 0.34 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,057.59 points, up 232.87 or 1.02 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares nudged up 0.41 percent as firmer resource companies and retail stocks offset some profit-taking in the financial sector. The S&P/ASX index ended up 18.8 points at 4,654.0, after hovering either side of unchanged. The index lost 1.4 percent last week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Blue chip stocks ended up after a quiet Monday session, lifted by platinum stocks and news of a bailout for debt-ridden Dubai which lifted risk appetite, also boosting the rand currency against the dollar. The All-share index closed at 27,240.75 points, up 131.86 or 0.49 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,506.92 points, down 16.12 or 0.64 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 21,293.46 points, up 45.38 or 0.21 percent.