European stocks closed lower Monday as investors grappled with renewed U.S.-North Korea tensions, but deal news helped lift shares of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, -0.40% fell 0.4% to finish at 372.72, falling for a third session in a row and adding to Friday's loss of 0.7% that came after terrorist attacks in Spain.

U.S. stock-market indexes closed mostly higher on Monday, with the Dow industrials taking back some ground after the worst two-day drop in nearly a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.13% switched between small gains and losses, ending the session 29.24 points, 0.1%, higher at 21,703.75, helped by a rally in shares of Home Depot Inc. HD, +1.16% ,which rose 1.2%.

Asian stocks eked out modest gains in thin trading as the yen snapped four days of gains and investors reassessed positions ahead of a meeting of central bankers. Bridgewater Associates' Ray Dalio said he was reducing risk.