Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European equities fell across the board and closed at their lowest in three weeks as inflation concerns whacked global markets and soured expectations of further rate cuts in the United States.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index lost 1.6 percent to 1,491.7, its weakest finish since November 27 and trimming this year's gains to 0.6 percent.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,825.44 points, down 122.92 or 1.55 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,514.88 points, down 90.48 or 1.61 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8,544.59 points, down 131.27 or 1.51 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 29,155 points, down 509 or 1.72 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 3.52 percent to a three-month closing low as property trusts slumped on refinancing troubles at Centro Properties Group and financial sector stocks were dumped on a cloudy outlook for global credit markets. The S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 228.2 points to 6,263.5, its biggest one-day percentage fall since August 10 and the lowest close since September 18.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African markets were closed on Monday for the Reconciliation Day public holiday. They will re-open tomorrow. On Friday, the All-share index closed at 28,708 points. The All Gold index closed at 2,303.09 points and the Industrial index closed at 20,260.66 points.