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PARIS: European stock markets closed sharply higher on Monday, withLondon's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies up 1.85 percent at 5,874.89 points.
InFrankfurt, the DAX 30 rose 1.58 percent to 7,056.65 points and inParisthe CAC 40 gained 1.14 percent to 3,462.91 points.