Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
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.