Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
Losses in Sanofi-Aventis and GlaxoSmithkline, and in banks HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland also weighed on the market, while US stocks fell.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading shares closed 0.6 percent weaker at 1,388.9 points, an intra-day low. The index is off a near five-year high of 1,397.4 points struck on Friday.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index added 19.7 points to 5,269.8, after falling in the past two trading days.
The All-share index closed at 21,046.62 points, up 17.6 or 0.08 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,979.95 points, down 0.31 or 0.01 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 14,479.29 points, up 14.93 or 0.10 percent.