Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares provisionally closed 0.4 percent higher at 991.76 points, after falling 0.3 percent on Friday. Banks were among the top gainers. HSBC, Societe Generale, UBS and Deutsche Bank were up 0.2-2.6 percent. Barclays rose 5 percent ahead of full-year results on Tuesday.