Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,620.24 points, down 3.78 or 0.07 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,730.61 points, down 4.28 or 0.11 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,225.64 points, down 7.35 or 0.12 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,501.4 points, down 2.31 or 0.01 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks fell 1.41 percent as investors followed equity weakness across Asia and took profits on concerns that valuations had become too rich after a six-month rally. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 65.0 points to 4,531.1, after hitting an 11-month high on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's rand weakened slightly to the dollar but was off its day's lows as the greenback fell while stocks were in the red on profit-taking after strong gains last week. The All-share index closed at 25,164.26 points, down 403.13 or 1.58 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,576.72 points, down 72.6 or 2.74 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,494.32 points, down 247.93 or 1.26 percent.