Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks closed lower, led by banks after Lehman Brothers forecast a big quarterly loss and announced a capital increase, and as talk swirled of further losses at Swiss bank UBS. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0.34 percent lower at 1,279.62 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 6,815.63 points, up 11.82 or 0.17 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,799.38 points, up 4.06 or 0.08 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7,325.9 points, down 60.52 or 0.82 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 24,588 points, down 47 or 0.19 percent.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Markets were battered, stung by global inflation concerns and expectations of a big interest rate increase later this week. The All-share index closed at 31,487.15 points, down 209.27 or 0.66 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,440.68 points, up 32.33 or 1.34 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 21,084.35 points, down 334.62 or 1.56 percent.
HONG KONG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Hong Kong stock market was closed for a public holiday, the day following Tuen Ng Festival. On Friday the Hang Seng Index closed 146.89 points higher, or 0.61 percent, at 24,402.18.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Australian stock market was closed for a public holiday, Queen's Birthday. On Friday the S&P/ASX 200 index rose 62 points to close at 5,592.1.
MANILA STOCKS EXCHANGE: Philippine financial markets are closed Monday for a public holiday. Trading resumes on Tuesday.
SHANGHAI STOCKS EXCHANGE: China's stock and financial markets were closed on Monday for a public holiday. They re-open Tuesday.