Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European equities fell to their lowest close in more than a week, with banks falling on Friday's fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and airlines slipping on a fifth day of cancellations due to volcanic ash.
The market pared losses in the afternoon session after Citigroup posted a $4.43 billion first-quarter profit and a gauge of the US economy's prospects rose more strongly than expected to a record high. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares finished 0.7 percent lower at 1,088.04 points, the lowest close since April 8. The index is still up 68 percent since hitting a record low in March last year.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 6,162.44 points, down 18.46 or 0.30 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,970.47 points, down 16.16 or 0.41 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,803.68 points, down 90.01 or 1.31 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,318.02 points, down 232.50 or 0.99 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 1.4 percent to their lowest level in more than 2 weeks, as investors dumped shares across markets after fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and disappointing US earnings. The S&P/ASX 200 was down 69.6 points at 4,915.10, its lowest level since April 1.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's rand fell to 3-1/2 week lows against the dollar and stocks closed lower on Monday, hit by renewed worries on Greek debt while fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc also weighed on sentiment. The All-share index closed at 28,731.02 points, down 323.38 or 1.11 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,271.11 points, up 14.19 or 0.63 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 22,347 points, down 74.44 or 0.33 percent.