Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5353.35 points, down 77.47 or 1.43 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3584.25 points, down 55.21 or 1.52 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6213.35 points, down 77.87 or 1.24 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 22400.66 points, down 356.04 or 1.56 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares dipped 0.2 percent in subdued trade, with investors concerned about a shaky global economic recovery and tempted to wager on the nation's most famous horse race instead. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 8.9 points to 4,531.5.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's rand firmed against the dollar as gold rallied while the local bourse hit a three-week low, falling in tandem with global shares. The All-share index closed at 25755.6 points, down 357.13 or 1.37 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2428.18 points, down 3.93 or 0.16 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 20224.03 points, down 322.93 or 1.57 percent.
TOKYO STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Japanese stock market was closed for a public holiday, Culture Day. On Monday the Nikkei shed 231.79 points to close at 9,802.95.