(Reuters) – European shares rose on Monday, after their best weekly gain in nearly three months, as Dialog Semiconductor boosted technology stocks, while hopes remained of a quicker economic recovery against the backdrop of vaccine roll-outs globally.
Renesas Electronics Corp and Dialog Semiconductor said they had agreed for the Japanese chipmaker to buy the Frankfurt-listed chip designer for 4.9 billion euros ($5.90 billion) in cash.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4%, adding to previous week’s gains of 3.5%, with technology shares rising 1.3%.
Frankfurt shares rose 0.6%, outperforming European peers in early trading.
Most European sector indexes were higher moments after the open.
Global markets also started the week on a stronger footing, with investors keeping a close watch on a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid package for the United States that is expected to be passed by lawmakers as soon as this month.
(Reporting by Shreyashi Sanyal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
