Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares closed lower, with financials the main drag as the European Central Bank (ECB) said euro zone banks may face further writedowns, while commodity stocks fell as crude and metal prices retreated. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed 2.5 percent lower at 863.34 points. The market has rallied around 33 percent since reaching a life-time low in early March.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,889.94 points, down 179.3 or 3.54 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,219.58 points, down 106.56 or 3.20 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5,400.15 points, down 121.69 or 2.20 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT Italian All Share index closed at 20,462.50, down 544.95 or 2.59 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 0.75 percent, held down by resource companies amid lower commodity prices and as major capital raisings drained cash from the market. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 30.5 points to close at 4,031.7.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks slid for a third session as weaker metal prices dragged down commodity shares and Lonmin tumbled after it shut its No 1 furnace due to a production incident. The All-share index closed at 22,618.89 points, down 296.17 or 1.29 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,368.81 points, down 34.55 or 1.44 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 17,511.88 points, down 71.2 or 0.40 percent.