European stock markets ended higher on Monday but pared earlier gains driven by vaccine hopes and a flurry of M&A activity. Investors will hear from the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England (BoE), and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) in the upcoming days in a busy week for central bank meetings. The table below demonstrates the performance of major European stock markets: Stoxx Europe 600 rose 0.2% German stock index – DAX dropped 0.1% French stock index – CAC 40 advanced 0.4% UK stock index – FTSE 100 lost 0.1% Italy's stock index – FTSE MIB slipped 0.14% Spain's stock index – IBEX 35 added 0.11% Russia's stock index – IMOEX hiked 0.61%
