Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
The stock gained 0.3 percent despite some analysts' doubts that the deal will benefit Renault, which is in the midst of a recovery plan. This and the prospect of a good second-quarter earnings season helped lure investors back to an equity market mauled by inflation and interest rate worries from mid-May to mid-June. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top pan-European shares added 0.5 percent to end at 1,318.95 points.