Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.
The All-share index closed at 20,581.77 points, down 446.77 or 2.12 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,531.01 points, up 122.51 or 5.09 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 16,040.37 points, down 276.72 or 1.70 percent.