LONDON - Britain's top share index lost 0.19 percent as falling oil stocks, disappointing UK industrial output data and an early slide on Wall Street offset strength in miners. At the close, the FTSE 100 was 7.91 points lower at 4,817, a two-month low, after losing one percent on Monday.

@MARKET ROUNDUP:EUROFIRST

EUROPE - European equities ended down for a fourth straight session, led lower by utilities and energy shares, as investors remained nervous ahead of earnings figures and worries about the pace of global economic recovery. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares finished 0.8 percent lower at 826.36 points after rising to a high of 840.27.

@MARKET ROUNDUP:EUROmarkets

FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 4,598.19 points, down 53.63 or 1.15 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,048.57 points, down 33.59 or 1.09 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 5,329.2 points, down 24.95 or 0.47 percent.

MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 19,028.04 points, down 237.49 or 1.23 percent.

@MARKET ROUNDUP:nikkei

TOKYO - The Nikkei average fell 0.34 percent, with exporters hurt by a stronger yen, while Isuzu Motors skidded after a report that Toyota Motor will scrap plans to develop diesel engines with the truck maker. The benchmark Nikkei closed down 33.08 points at 9,647.79, after moving in and out of positive territory.

@MARKET ROUNDUP:hang seng

HONG KONG - Shares dropped 0.65 percent as the lack of conviction in a global economic recovery pushed investors to lock in some of the gains made in a four-month rally and kept turnover thin. The Hang Seng Index fell 117.14 points to 17,862.27, shedding early gains as Chinese stocks extended losses.

@MARKET ROUNDUP:asx

SYDNEY - Shares fell 0.44 percent to a fresh five-week closing low as mining firms were knocked down by lower metal prices, though doubts over an economic recovery saw investors buy health and telecom stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 index shed 16.8 points to 3,766.9, its lowest close since May 28.

@MARKET ROUNDUP:south africa

JOHANNESBURG - Stocks pushed higher as diversified miners recovered some ground after the previous session's battering although a weaker Wall Street capped gains due to persistent economic worries. The All-share index closed at 21,880.64 points, up 214.74 or 0.99 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,242.4 points, up 26.16 or 1.18 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 17,606.39 points, up 149.76 or 0.86 percent.