LONDON - The UK stock exchange was closed on Monday.
On Friday the FTSE 100 closed up 39.55 points at 4,908.9.
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EUROPE - European shares closed lower, dragged down by falls in China and in the US, where financials slipped after a strong run.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares fell 0.7 percent to close at 972.02 points, after hitting a 10-month high on Friday. The London market was closed for a holiday and will resume trading tomorrow.
The index rose 4.7 percent in August and is up more than 50 percent from its lifetime low of March 9, as investors have become more confident on the prospects of economic recovery.
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FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,464.61 points, down 52.74 or 0.96 percent.
PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,653.54 points, down 39.6 or 1.07 percent.
ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,217.12 points, up 5.54 or 0.09 percent.
MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 22,841.35 points, down 235.99 or 1.02 percent.
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TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell yesterday as a stronger yen and tumbling Shanghai stocks helped erase the benchmark's jump to an 11-month high after an opposition election win.
The Nikkei lost 0.4 percent or 41.61 points to 10,492.53.
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HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares gave up 1.9 percent, marking its first monthly loss in six months, as Shanghai-listed stocks dived to a three-month closing low amid worries about liquidity in the market drying up.
The benchmark Hang Seng Index finished 374.43 points lower at 19,724.19, a five-week closing low for the index.
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SYDNEY - Australian stocks lost 0.2 percent as miners such as BHP Billiton Ltd. fell after strong recent gains, but banks were in hot demand after an upbeat trading update from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd revived confidence in the sector.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index slipped 10.5 points to 4,479.1, after rising to its highest since October 2008 earlier yesterday.
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JOHANNESBURG - South African stocks retreated, led by miners on weaker metal prices and tracking global equities after a drop in Shanghai sapped investor appetite for risk. The All-share index closed at 24,929.42 points, down 311.83 or 1.24 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,343.86 points, down 4.67 or 0.2 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,705.84 points, down 252.96 or 1.27 percent.
