Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares ended lower for a fourth straight session, dragged down by weaker energy shares on the back of falling crude and as the concerns about the prospect for further corporate sector losses mounted. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 1.6 percent lower at 853.22 points after falling 0.5 percent on Friday. The index plunged 45 percent in 2008.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,719.62 points, down 64.27 or 1.34 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,246.12 points, down 53.38 or 1.62 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5,591.79 points, down 105.45 or 1.85 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 15,527 points, down 153 or 0.98 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks ended down 1.4 percent as poor Australian and US jobs data added to concerns about a deep global recession, weighing down on the miners and banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 52.4 points to close at 3,683.3, after edging up 0.6 percent last week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The rand fell almost 3 percent to its weakest level in nearly a month against the dollar, weighed down by political uncertainty ahead of general elections this year. The All-share index closed at 22,183.09 points, down 37.67 or 0.17 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,184.97 points, down 50.83 or 2.27 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 16,921.35 points, up 16.29 or 0.10 percent.
TOKYO STOCKS EXCHANGE: Monday was Coming of Age Day in Japan with markets closed for the national holiday. On Friday the Nikkei index ended down 39.62 points at 8,836.80.