Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday, according to Reuters. LONDON - UK blue chips closed higher as yet more mergers and acquisitions talk boosted shares, with health and beauty retailer Boots and telecoms firm Cable & Wireless leading the way ahead. The FTSE 100 index closed 13.1 points or 0.23 percent up at 5,772.4, back from a session peak of 5,790.4 but within sight of last week's 4-1/2 year high of 5,816.0. EUROPE - European shares closed higher, lifted by consolidation hopes in the banking sector but held back by a lacklustre Wall Street. Oil stocks rose as crude headed back towards $66 a barrel, and DaimlerChrysler led autos up following higher German car registrations, but mixed earnings from companies such as Serono and Ryanair capped gains. The pan-European FTSEurofirst index of 300 leading shares closed 0.1 percent higher at 1,321.65 but had been as high as 1,327.77 before U.S. markets opened. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,666.78 points, up 9.66 or 0.17 percent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4,934.59 points, down 2.97 or 0.06 percent. ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 7,839.61 points, down 1.18 or 0.02 percent. --More 21 29 Local Time 18 29 GMT
