European shares climbed higher on Monday, with a surge in Glencore lifting the mining sector and firmer oil prices giving energy stocks a boost.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 1.7 percent while the euro zone’s blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index also advanced 1.6 percent.
German potash producer K+S slumped, however, after Potash Corp withdrew its bid for K+S.
