Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday, according to Reuters. LONDON - A jump in the share price of BP on hopes that the Gulf of Mexico oil leak will soon be capped outweighed a weakness in miners to push Britain's FTSE 100 share index higher for a fifth session. The index closed up 34.08 points, or 0.66 percent, at 5,167.02 having last week gained 6.1 percent -- its biggest weekly percentage rise in a year. EUROPE - European shares rose for a fifth straight day, with BP surging on reports it may sell assets, although some traders said they remained cautious ahead of the start of the U.S. results season. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares rose 0.4 percent to close at 1,025.76 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,077.19 points, up 11.95 or 0.20 percent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,567.66 points, up 13.18 or 0.37 percent. ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,228.31 points, up 17.82 or 0.29 percent. MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 21,021.89 points, up 37.13 or 0.18 percent. TOKYO - The Nikkei average inched lower as the yen pared its losses and exporters gave up some gains, although the technical picture was brightening. In thin trade, the Nikkei ultimately slipped 0.39 percent or 37.21 points to 9,548.11. HONG KONG - Stocks closed up 0.44 percent, buoyed by locally listed mainland banks and property companies on optimism that China will shift to a more neutral stance in the second half of 2010 on policy tightening. The benchmark Hang Seng Index finished up 88.77 points at 20,467.43. SYDNEY - Stocks closed 0.31 percent higher in a sluggish session as big miners helped offset negative sentiment due to uncertainty about a looming Australian election and the global economy. The S&P/ASX 200 index closed 13.6 points higher at 4,409.9. JOHANNESBURG - Stocks fell for the first time in five sessions after a technical glitch delayed the opening of trade by 90 minutes. The All-share index closed at 27,192.31 points, down 80 or 0.29 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,462.96 points, up 10.47 or 0.43 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 22,035.82 points, down 12.55 or 0.06 percent.
