Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Weak insurance and leisure companies dragged European shares lower as investors feared large damage payouts and a loss of holiday bookings after Asia's tsunami disaster which killed more than 22,000 people.
The euro's climb to a new lifetime high against the dollar above $1.36 also hit sentiment by late session, particularly relating to exporters such as autos and chemicals whose goods are rendered less competitive in the key US market.
This largely overshadowed a near five percent slide in US crude oil prices which will help cut fuel costs for many companies.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4235.36 points, down 16.26 or 0.38 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3817.69 points, down 5.07 or 0.13 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5685.5 points, down 9.7 or 0.17 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 23462 points, down 13 or 0.06 percent.
HONG KONG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Hong Kong Stock Market was closed for a Public Holiday. On Friday the Hang Seng Index ended 0.28 percent or 40.40 points lower at 14,194.90.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Australian Stock Market was closed for a Public Holiday. On Friday the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.6 percent or 22.7 points to 4,048.6.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The South African Stock Market was closed for a Public Holiday. On Friday the All-share index closed at 12529.23, up 25.17 points or 0.20 percent, the Gold index closed at 1595.57, down 10.08 points or 0.63 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 9668.51, up 25.15 points or 0.26 percent.