Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended 1.6 percent lower at 1,108.54 points, adding to a 2.1 percent loss on Monday after a record surge on Friday when news of the plan emerged and several countries instituted short selling bans. Banks took most points off the index, with UBS falling 7.9 percent and Royal Bank of Scotland losing 5.9 percent.