Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
Dealer talk that BNP Paribas had raised its price target for Alcatel to 15.5 euros from 14.5 euros boosted shares in the French telecoms equipment maker 2.6 percent higher.
But British bank Lloyds TSB closed down 2.8 percent as it ruled out a share buyback and said it preferred to keep its cash for acquisitions.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index ended 0.34 percent higher at 1,026.16 points, its best close since July 9, 2002. Amid fair volume the number of gainers to losers was roughly three to two.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed 12.5 points, or 0.37 percent, higher at 3,420.0.
The All-share index closed at 11,018.56 points, down 77.99 or 0.70 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 2,305.9 points, down 47.61 or 2.02 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7,353.15 points, down 42.29 or 0.57 percent.