LONDON - Britain's top share index closed up 0.15 percent as buoyant banks and defensive stocks countered weak miners and oils, keeping the index above 5,000 amid optimism over the pace of the rally seen since March. The FTSE 100 closed up 7.38 points at 5,018.85, its highest closing level since late September 2008. The index traded as low as 4,953.71 during the session.

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EUROPE - European shares fell, snapping six days of gains, as weaker banks and energy shares outpaced positive food producers, while a U.S.-China trade row also hurt sentiment. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed down 0.3 percent at 990.95 points after hitting its highest close in 11 months on Friday.

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FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,620.24 points, down 3.78 or 0.07 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,730.61 points, down 4.28 or 0.11 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,225.64 points, down 7.35 or 0.12 percent.

MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,501.4 points, down 2.31 or 0.01 percent.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 2.32 percent in moderate trade, with Toyota Motor Corp and other exporters battered as the dollar hit a seven-month low against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei fell 242.27 points to 10,202.06 after earlier dropping as much as 2.6 percent.

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HONG KONG - Shares fell 1.08 percent, tracking a softer tone in overseas markets and ignoring a firmer China market as investors were reluctant to bet on further gains by local stocks after the recent rally. The Hang Seng Index closed down 229.22 points at 20,932.2.

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SYDNEY - Stocks fell 1.41 percent as investors followed equity weakness across Asia and took profits on concerns that valuations had become too rich after a six-month rally. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 65 points to 4,531.1, after hitting an 11-month high on Friday.

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand weakened slightly to the dollar but was off its day's lows as the greenback fell while stocks were in the red on profit-taking after strong gains last week. The All-share index closed at 25,164.26 points, down 403.13 or 1.58 percent.

The All Gold index closed at 2,576.72 points, down 72.6 or 2.74 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,494.32 points, down 247.93 or 1.26 percent.