Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares fell, with broad losses offsetting a few big gainers such as chemicals group ICI and telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson. The performance of leading national indexes diverged, ranging from a 0.1 percent rise for Germany's top-30 DAX to a 1 percent fall for Spain's Ibex-35.
"The Spanish market is suffering more than the rest due to the weakness of the construction and property sector, which is affecting the banks and also the consumption sector (because of the perceived impact on the overall economy)," said Christophe Ochsner, analyst at Madrid brokerage Venture Finanzas. Morgan Stanley said it was still upbeat on European equities but warned of temporary setbacks.
"This is still a bull market, as bull markets run from one recession to the next," the US investment bank said, adding: "For the next three to six months, we expect a pause in the ongoing bull market, with possibly a significant correction." The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended at 1,619.93 points, a loss of 0.37 percent, after earlier hitting 1,630.69, its highest since November 17, 2000.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 8,036.12 points, up 5.48 or 0.07 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 6,087.15 points, down 18.13 or 0.30 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,365.73 points, down 30.02 or 0.32 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 33,366 points, down 233 or 0.69 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares rose 0.79 percent with sentiment lifted by a rally in US stocks after tame consumer price data soothed inflation worries, while stronger metal prices boosted mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index added 49.6 points to close at 6,343.4.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Volatile shares see-sawed before closing weaker, undermined by index heavyweights BHP Billiton and Anglo American, which fell on the back of a firmer rand currency. The All-share index closed at 29,318.59 points, up 4.81 or 0.02 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,611.59 points, down 2.65 or 0.10 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,842.65 points, up 50.3 or 0.25 percent.