Societe General (GLE.PA) gained nearly 3% in Paris, Germany's Aareal Bank (ARL.DE) gained 3.5% and Deutsche Bank ( DB ) rose 2% in Frankfurt. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer was widely reported as saying on Monday that the US' central bank is "very close" to its employment and inflation targets, comments which subsequently fueled bets that US policymakers may raise rates in December. William Hill (WMH.L) gained 2.4% after Canadian online gambling company Amaya (AYA.TO) ended merger talks with the British bookmaker.