European stocks surge ahead of break
30-12-2008
European stock prices surged in subdued trading on Monday ahead of the New Year's holiday break. London's FTSE 100 index gained 2.44 percent to close at 4,319. In Frankfurt, the Dax index rose 1.49 percent to 4,698 and the CAC 40 index in Paris went up 0.47 percent to close at 3,130.
