Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
French heavy engineering firm Alstom slid 13.6 percent to 0.51 euros after Deutsche Bank slashed its price target to 0.18 euros from 0.35, saying there was a strong chance of a negative surprise in the company's first-half earnings report later this week.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of pan-European shares shed 0.08 percent to 1,033.66 points, pulling back from a 28-month peak of 1,040.55 points set early in the session.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 ended down 11.2 points at 3,869.4 off Monday's record close.
The All Gold index closed at 1,949.78 points, up 26.74 or 1.39 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 9,066.41 points, up 57.04 or 0.63 percent.