European Indices Rise as Scottish Independence Skeptics Win Poll; SAP deal falls flat

European stock indices rise after a strong day of trading in Asia and after Scotland rejected independence from the rest of the U.K. in a long-awaited referendum. The Scots voted about 55% to 45% to stay with the U.K., prompting financial services companies with exposure to Scotland, including Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Life to stage a relief rally. Vivendi strikes a deal worth well over $9 billion to sell its GVT Brazilian telecoms unit to Telefonica. And in Frankfurt software maker SAP’s $8.3 billion takeover of Bellevue, Wash.-based Concur Technologies underwhelms investors.