Europe's stock markets rose modestly Monday amid renewed hopes for a U.S. auto sector bailout, but the gains were limited by worries about the exposure of financial institutions to an alleged $50 billion fraudulent investment scheme in the U.S, AP reported. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 34.40 points, or 0.8 percent, at 4,314.75, while Germany's DAX was 72.11, or 1.6 percent, higher at 4,735.48. The CAC-40 in France rose 20.30 points, or 0.6 percent, to 3,233.90. Europe's indexes were underperforming those in Asia. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index jumped 428.79 points, or 5.2 percent, to 8,664.66 points, and Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng index added 288.56, or 2 percent, to 15,046.95 points.
