Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Wednesday.
EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European shares fell after six straight sessions of gains, as commodity shares tracked sharp losses in crude and metal prices and the focus shifted back to global economic growth after the US election. FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares closed 2.15 percent lower at 953.24 points. The index has lost nearly 37 percent so far this year.
FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5166.87 points, down 111.17 or 2.11 percent.
PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3618.11 points, down 72.98 or 1.98 percent.
ZURICH STOCK EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6177.15 points, down 222.83 or 3.48 percent.
MILAN STOCK EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 17536 points, down 214 or 1.21 percent.
SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE: Australian shares rose 2.9 percent to their highest close in one month, as strong gains in metal prices lifted commodity stocks such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. The S&P/ASX 200 index climbed 121.5 points to close at 4,336.6.
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE: South African stocks fell, weighed down by resource and banking stocks after six straight days of gains, though tentative improvement for global emerging markets boosted the rand and bonds.
The All-share index closed at 20950.98 points, down 698.6 or 3.23 percent. The All Gold index closed at 1706.7 points, up 16.49 or 0.98 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 17134.01 points, down 661.54 or 3.72 percent.