Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday according to Reuters. LONDON - Britain's FTSE 100 index closed higher with banks the favoured sector after a bullish article about Barclays in a business magazine, while directories firm Yell rose on bid talk. The FTSE 100 closed 29.4 points or 0.51 percent higher at 5,793.5, rallying after Friday's fall but staying under the 5,800 level as it continues the path of intermittent gains and losses seen over the last week or so. EUROPE - European shares ended higher as Volkswagen and other car makers climbed after broker upgrades, but the gains were tempered by interest rate worries ahead of testimony by new U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke this week. "It's the Dow that's holding things back a bit with nervousness ahead of the speech by Bernanke," said a London-based trader. The pan-European FTSEurofirst index of 300 leading shares closed at 1,332.88 points, up 0.6 percent. The index is up nearly 4 percent this year, driven higher by takeover speculation. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,756.33 points, up 54.86 or 0.96 percent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4,957.36 points, up 46.54 or 0.95 percent. --More 22 07 Local Time 19 07 GMT
