Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares fell as banks once again bore the brunt of investor fears over the impact of the credit crunch, yet losses were limited by a bounce in techs and perceived safe-havens such as food stocks.
Shares in HSBC were the largest negative weight on the broader market after Goldman Sachs analysts cut their rating on the bank. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended down 0.58 percent at 1,467.58 points, having touched an intraday high at 1,491.99 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,567.36 points, down 41.6 or 0.55 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,458.39 points, down 62.78 or 1.14 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8,361.16 points, down 10.67 or 0.13 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 28,976 points, down 171 or 0.59 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares rose 2.23 percent, recouping well over half the losses posted in the previous four sessions, with resource firms such as BHP Billiton Ltd leading gains on stronger metals and oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 141.2 points to a one-week closing high of 6,471.4, after falling a total of 3.1 percent in the previous four sessions.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African markets lost ground in choppy trade, giving up early strength as global stocks faltered, weighed down by fears of more credit woes. The All-share index closed at 29,448.69 points, down 153.9 or 0.52 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,560.49 points, up 65.15 or 2.61 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 20,444.38 points, down 116.02 or 0.56 percent.