Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European equity markets ended more than 1 percent lower, extending the previous session's losses on worries over banks' access to funding. Banks again topped the losers list, with HBOS, Royal Bank of Scotland, BNP Paribas and Barclays all down between 2.4 percent and 5.5 percent.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index declined 1.4 percent to end at 1,486.5, its weakest closing level since September 10, adding to Friday's 1.1 percent fall.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,439.37 points, down 99.55 or 1.80 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8,685.75 points, down 86.83 or 0.99 percent.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,479.85 points, down 17.89 or 0.24 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 30,053 points, down 344 or 1.13 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 0.56 percent as renewed worries about credit markets saw financial shares such as Macquarie Bank come under pressure. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 35.4 points to 6,271.4, after rising 1.2 percent to end at its highest level since July 25 on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African stocks faltered while the rand weakened against a recovering dollar and was pressured from the fallout around British mortgage lender Northern Rock's woes. The All-share index closed at 28,536.42 points, down 391.63 or 1.35 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,624.6 points, up 1.72 or 0.07 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 20,037.95 points, down 324.57 or 1.59 percent.
TOKYO STOCKS EXCHANGE: All Japanese financial markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday, Respect for the Aged Day. The markets will reopen on Tuesday. On Friday, the Nikkei ended up 1.94 percent, 306.23 points at 16,127.42.