Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Monday.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed down 0.1 percent at 1,063.82 points, after touching a new 15-month high of 1,074.50. "The Chinese numbers were great which is why we were so strong first thing this morning, but now we have seen the profit takers come out," said Jim Wood Smith, head of research at Williams de Broe.
The All Gold index closed at 2,540.63 points, up 26.57 or 1.06 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 21,292.16 points, down 238.46 or 1.11 percent.