LONDON - Britain's top share index ended 0.13 percent higher as gains in miners on the back of firmer metals prices and a stronger Vodafone outpaced falls in banking stocks. The FTSE 100 closed 7.64 points higher at 5,710.66 after falling 24.6 points on Friday. The index has gained 649.74 points since its year-low on February 5.

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EUROPE - European shares ended higher, with miners supported by strong metals prices offsetting weaker banks, while Vodafone rose on reports of talks with US partner Verizon over dividend payments. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed 0.2 percent higher at 1,079.24 points.

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FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,156.85 points, up 36.8 or 0.6 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4,000.66 points, up 11.73 or 0.29 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,850.58 points, up 11.63 or 0.17 percent.

MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,607.8 points, up 44.74 or 0.19 percent.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average dipped 0.09 percent, backing off an 18-month high hit last week as shares with high dividend yields such as Eisai fell after going ex-dividend. The benchmark Nikkei lost 9.9 points to 10,986.47.

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HONG KONG - Shares closed 0.88 percent higher at a one-week high as securities firms including China Everbright rose after China set a launch date for the country's first stock index futures market. The Hang Seng Index closed up 184.32 points at 21,237.43, its strongest level since March 19 this year.

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SYDNEY - Stocks ended flat with mixed overseas market moves and general caution at the start of a holiday shortened week offsetting higher commodity prices. The S&P/ASX 200 index ended 0.4 point higher at 4,897.3.

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JOHANNESBURG - The rand hovered close to previous closing levels in dull trading, while the resource-heavy local bourse closed slightly higher, boosted by signs the economy is recovering after last year's contraction. The All-share index closed at 28,705.82 points, up 122.37 or 0.43 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,230.53 points, up 54.89 or 2.52 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 22,469.54 points, down 140.47 or 0.62 percent.