By Sara Sjolin
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets rose on Monday, as mining firms moved higher, after weak Chinese manufacturing data spurred hopes of additional monetary easing measures in the country. The Stoxx Europe 600 index XX:SXXP +0.36% rose 0.3% to 267.10. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index UK:UKX +0.49% added 0.5% to 5,738.25, as miners and oil firms climbed. Rio Tinto PLC UK:RIO +1.81% RIO +1.93% AU:RIO +1.24% rose 1.2%, while oil group BP PLC UK:BP +0.60% BP +0.36% gained 0.6%. In France, the CAC 40 index FR:PX1 +0.40% picked up 0.3% to 3,422.13. Alcatel-Lucent FR:ALU +0.66% ALU +0.89% led the index higher, up 0.7%. Among German stocks, utility firms were on the rise, with RWE AG DE:RWE +1.08% up 0.9% and E.ON AG DE:EOAN +1.05% 0.8% higher. The DAX 30 index DX:DAX +0.23% traded 0.2% higher at 6,984.70.
