European stocks opened the week with a positive performance and closed higher on Monday.
The STOXX Europe 600 index finished up by 0.29% at 440.32 points, with the banking sector leading the gains and rising by 2%.
The pan-European index lost about 0.8% last week.
The French CAC40 increased by 0.28%, while the German DAX leveled up by 0.11%.
Meanwhile, the UK’s FTSE100 gained 0.35%.