LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's leading shares ended down 0.2 percent as miners fell and inflationary concerns pulled stocks further into the red ahead of data due later in the week.

The FTSE 100 closed at 6,555.5 points, down 10.2 or 0.16 percent.ROUNDUP:EUROFIRSTEUROPE - European stock markets closed weaker, as miners including Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton backtracked from recent M&A-driven gains, offsetting gains in DaimlerChrysler and Nokia.

Rio lost 3.5 percent, BHP declined 2 percent and Anglo American shed 2.1 percent. Among gainers, Nokiarose 3.9 percent after it raised its market share outlook for the second quarter.

DaimlerChrysler added 1.8 percent after the automaker said private equity firm Cerberus will buy the majority of its struggling Chrysler Group for $7.4 billion, ending months of uncertainty.ROUNDUP:EUROmarketsFRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 7,459.61 points, down 19.73 or 0.26 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 6,026.42 points, down 24.21 or 0.40 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 9,387.29 points, down 20.96 or 0.22 percent.

MILAN - The All Share Mibtel index closed at 33,813 points, down 11 or 0.03 percent.ROUNDUP:nikkei>TOKYO - The Nikkei average rose 0.71 percent as Eisai Company jumped after a US court upheld a patent protecting the company's key drug, and Tokyo Electron Limited climbed thanks to strong earnings. The Nikkei closed up 124.22 points at 17,677.94.ROUNDUP:hang sengHONG KONG - Hong Kong-listed shares in mainland companies hit a record high amid unprecedented turnover, as investors bet on rising fund flows from mainland China after Beijing for the first time allowed banks to plough their clients' money into overseas equities.

The benchmark Hang Seng Index had its best one-day gain in nearly a year, closing up 2.5 percent or 511.03 points at 20,979.24.ROUNDUP:asx<.5b0>SYDNEY - Shares rose 0.76 percent as a strong rebound on Wall Street boosted sentiment, while a recovery in metal prices and lingering bid speculation lifted top miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto.

Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 share index added 47.7 points to 6,345.1, recovering from a 0.9 percent decline on Friday.ROUNDUP:south africaJOHANNESBURG - A recoil in mining stocks like Anglo American after rumoured mergers failed to materialise pushed the South African bourse lower. The All-share index closed at 28,094.8 points, down 576.68 or 2.01 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,670.78 points, down 58.71 or 2.15 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,499.65 points, down 219.98 or 1.12 percent.