Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares closed slightly weaker but above session lows in a late rally following gains on Wall Street, where lower bond yields boosted stocks. Among standout losers, France Telecom fell nearly 2 percent after news of a share placing.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended down nearly 0.1 percent at 1,597.5 but still weaker for the third day in a row with interest rate worries and widening credit spreads weighing on the markets in the past few days.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,930.61 points, down 19.02 or 0.24 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 6,002.85 points, down 20.4 or 0.34 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,141.23 points, down 25.26 or 0.28 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 32,945 points, down 58 or 0.18 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 0.83 percent, with Macquarie Bank Ltd losing ground on concerns about its exposure to the US financial sector and BHP Billiton Ltd down on lower copper prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 52.8 points to 6,329.8, recovering from the day's low of 6,315.0. The index, which has fallen 1.1 percent in the past three sessions, settled at its lowest since June 15.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Mining stocks, led by Anglo American, and mobile operator MTN pushed South Africa's blue chip Top-40 index lower, amid investor concern about lower metal prices and a possible interest rate hike. The All-share index closed at 28,914.44 points, down 179.88 or 0.62 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,585.49 points, down 11.36 or 0.44 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,616.78 points, down 89.68 or 0.46 percent.