Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended up 0.67 percent at 1133.95 points, after having risen earlier by as much as 1.8 percent.
The All-share Index ended 0.05 percent down at 27,720.65 points. The All Gold index closed at 2327.05 points, up 19.19 or 0.83 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 17827.13 points, down 114.25 or 0.64 percent.