LONDON - Uncertainty over the fallout from fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and the grounding of flights across Europe depressed London blue chips, led by risk-sensitive banks and miners and travel firms. The FTSE 100 closed down 16.05 points, or 0.28 percent, at 5,727.91, extending Friday's 81.05 point fall.

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EUROPE - European equities fell to their lowest close in more than a week, with banks falling on Friday's fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and airlines slipping on a fifth day of cancellations due to volcanic ash. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares finished 0.7 percent lower at 1,088.04 points, the lowest close since April 8.

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FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,162.44 points, down 18.46 or 0.3 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,970.47 points, down 16.16 or 0.41 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,803.68 points, down 90.01 or 1.31 percent.

MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,318.02 points, down 232.5 or 0.99 percent.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average slid 1.74 percent and hit a three-week low, as investors booked profits on worries that fraud charges against Goldman Sachs may increase the likelihood of tighter US financial regulation. The Nikkei fell 193.41 points to a three-week closing level low of 10,908.77 The Nikkei also hit a three-week intraday low of 10,878.99 at one point.

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HONG KONG - Shares extended losses late in the day. Developer China Resources Land lost 5.5 percent to HK$14.42, its lowest close in more than two months, and China Overseas Land fell 3.7 percent to its lowest close in nearly two months. The Hang Seng Index shed 2.1 percent or 460.09 points to 21,405.17, a three-week low and the biggest one-day drop in two months.

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SYDNEY - Shares fell 1.4 percent to their lowest level in more than two weeks, as investors dumped shares across markets after fraud charges against Goldman Sachs and disappointing US earnings. The S&P/ASX 200 was down 69.6 points at 4,915.1, its lowest level since April 1.

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand fell to three-and-a-half week lows against the dollar and stocks closed lower yesterday, hit by renewed worries on Greek debt while fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. also weighed on sentiment. The All-share index closed at 28,731.02 points, down 323.38 or 1.11 percent.