Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares snapped a four-day winning streak amid gnawing concerns over the threat of higher US interest rates, but Telekom Austria was a bright spot on speculation of fresh take-over talks.
Deutsche Post also did well, climbing 3.4 percent after the group said it would cut its asking price and slash the number of shares it is selling by one third in its delayed flotation of Postbank.
Post conceded a victory to investors who had long said the stock in the IPO was overpriced.
The retail bank's debut is now scheduled for Wednesday. But Italian oil and gas group Eni and leading utility Enel fell more than four percent after both stocks went ex-dividend, meaning buyers no longer qualify for the companies' latest payout.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index of pan European blue chips shed 0.12 percent to close at 1,008.35 points, while the narrower DJ Euro Stoxx 50 index slipped 0.19 percent at 2,816.56 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 3,989.31 points, down 10.48 or 0.26 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,740.28 points, down 0.62 or 0.02 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5716.5 points, up 22.6 or 0.40 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 21,024 points, down 143 or 0.68 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: A five percent rally in Telstra shares helped propel Australia's benchmark stock index to a new high, extending the market's winning run to four straight days.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 26.8 points, or 0.76 percent, to close at 3,554.5.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's stock market resumed a downward trajectory after gains in the rand took the shine off exporters like AngloGold, dealers said, although strong commodity prices limited losses.
The All-share index closed at 10,109.52 points, down 69.92 or 0.69 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 1,653.43 points, down 32.44 or 1.92 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7,302.47 points, down 52.06 or 0.71 percent.