LONDON - Britain's top shares fell to a one-month closing low after news that Greece's deficit widened more than expected hit investor sentiment, sending commodity and bank stocks into reverse.

The FTSE 100 closed 58.1 points lower, or one percent, at 5,665.33, adding to the previous session's losses, and hitting its lowest close since March 22.

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EUROPE - European shares hit a three-week closing low, with banks slipping as Greek's debt concerns persisted and Nokia dropping after it cut its profit outlook.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed down 1.11 percent at 1,083.88 points.

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FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,168.72 points, down 61.66 or 0.99 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,924.65 points, down 53.02 or 1.33 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,720.09 points, down 94.62 or 1.39 percent.

MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 23,155 points, down 431.08 or 1.83 percent.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average fell 1.3 percent as tech shares slipped, with traders saying a weaker futures market and the break of a key technical level helped trigger long liquidation after the previous day's rally.

The Nikkei fell 140.96 points to 10,949.09 after opening below its 25-day moving average, now near 11,070.

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HONG KONG - The Hang Seng Index pared some losses to close down 0.26 percent, or 55.99 points, at 21,454.94 after falling as much as one percent after reports the government was taking steps to curb speculation in the property market.

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SYDNEY - Australian shares fell to a three-week low as weaker commodity prices and disappointing results and outlooks from three resources companies and coal-to-retail conglomerate Wesfarmers stoked selling.

The S&P/ASX 200 index slid one percent, or 46.9 points, to close at 4,907.4.

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand fell to a seven-week low against the dollar, hit by global risk aversion on new worries about Greece's fiscal problems and local stocks fell for a second day.

The All-share index closed at 28,822.34 points, down 116.44 or 0.4 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,277.38 points, up 6.64 or 0.29 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 22,541.92 points, down 90.58 or 0.4 percent.