LONDON — The UK's leading shares fell 1.2 percent, as European stocks buckled under macroeconomic concerns after US firms Home Depot, Sears Holdings and D.R. Horton warned on profits. Miners were the day's biggest losers, shaving 22 points off the index as copper prices eased. The FTSE 100 ended down 81.8 points at 6,630.9, after hitting a near seven-year high of 6,734.3 earlier in the day.ROUNDUP:EUROFIRSTEUROPE — European stocks tumbled from fresh 6-[1/2] year highs to their lowest close in a week as profit warnings from US heavyweights including retailer Sears Holdings spooked investors. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed down 1.1 percent at 1,606.89 points.ROUNDUP:EUROpean marketsFRANKFURT — The DAX index ended at 7964.76 points, down 112.63 or 1.39 percent.

PARIS — The CAC-40 index closed at 6019.22 points, down 85.44 or 1.40 percent.

ZURICH — The Swiss market index closed at 9248.38 points, down 48.05 or 0.52 percent.

MILAN — The All Share Mibtel index closed at 33038 points, down 347 or 1.04 percent.ROUNDUP:nikkeiTOKYO — Japan's Nikkei average inched down 0.05 percent as a slight rise in the yen encouraged investors to take profits on Sony and other tech stocks that helped drive the market to a seven-year high in the previous session. The Nikkei finished down 9.31 points at 18,252.67. It ended the previous session at 18,261.98, its highest close since May 2000.ROUNDUP:hang sengHONG KONG — Stocks hit their sixth straight record, with China plays jumping 1.5 percent as mainland lenders surged on bullish earnings guidance from ICBC and China Merchants Bank. The Hang Seng Index was tentative in the morning, but closed up 68.41 points or 0.3 percent at 22,885.84, or less than five points off its sixth straight record set in earlier trade.ROUNDUP:asxSYDNEY — Shares dropped 0.61 percent, dragged down by Woolworths after its full-year profit outlook missed some market expectations, while a strong Aussie dollar pressured firms with big offshore earnings. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 39.1 points to 6,361.5. The index is now up 12.2 percent since the start of the year.ROUNDUP:south africaJOHANNESBURG — BHP Billiton led South African shares lower as resource stocks plunged on weaker base metal prices and in line with falling global markets, but FirstRand soared on a positive outlook. The All-share index closed at 29450.59 points, down 263.57 or 0.89 percent.