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NYSE Euronext plans to focus on smaller deals and returning capital to its shareholders after its failed $7.4 billion merger with Deutsche Boerse, the company's chief executive said on Friday.

Rockwood Holdings Inc announced major expansion to double its lithium production capacity.

U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard speaks at 11 a.m. ET on "Inflation Targeting in the U.S." before the Union League Club of Chicago.

European shares <.FTEU3> fell 0.5 percent after hitting six-month highs in the previous session, with investors worried about whether Greece can avoid a messy default.

Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over implementing reforms.

Japan's Nikkei average <.N225> rose 1.1 percent to close at a three-month high on Monday.

A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.

The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> gained 156.82 points, or 1.23 percent, to 12,862.23. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> rose 19.36 points, or 1.46 percent, to 1,344.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> added 45.98 points, or 1.61 percent, to 2,905.66.

(Reporting by Atul Prakash; Editing by Erica Billingham)