1.   Allied Domecq Plc led gainers after reporting better-than-expected earnings while exporters declined with a stronger pound.

2.   American Express Co. and Caterpillar Inc., which benefit from stable interest rates, led gainers.

3.   Automotive and energy stocks led gainers.

4.   Banks and utilities such as Argentaria and Gas Natural led the gainers.

5.   Banks led gainers on buying by government pension funds, a trader said.

6.   Banks like Swedbank AB and Svenksa Handelsbanken AB led the gainers amid expectations that the industry would consolidate.

7.   Banks stocks such as HSBC Holdings Plc led the gainers.

8.   Bayer AG led gainers.

9.   Auto shares led the gainers after the U.S. decided not to slap a tariff on Japanese luxury imports.