LONDON - Falls in energy firms and food retailers pushed Britain's top shares 0.37 percent lower, offsetting gains in miners, as Spain's rating outlook cut added to concerns about the global economy's health. The FTSE 100 closed 19.24 points lower at 5,203.89, its lowest closing level in more than a week and mirroring falls in European markets and Wall Street.

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EUROPE - European equities closed at their lowest in more than a week, pressured by financial stocks, as market sentiment deteriorated after Standard & Poor's cut its outlook on Spain to negative. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended down 1 percent, the lowest close since November 30.

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FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 5,647.84 points, down 40.74 or 0.72 percent.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3,757.39 points, down 27.91 or 0.74 percent.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 6,351.71 points, down 48.03 or 0.75 percent.

MILAN - The FT IT All Share index closed at 22,650.15 points, down 182.46 or 0.8 percent.

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TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average lost 1.34 percent as debt problems in Greece and Dubai dampened investor confidence and pushed up the yen, which weighed on Honda and other exporters. In light trade, the Nikkei shed 135.75 points to 10,004.72. It fell for a second day, after having gained nearly 12 percent in a six-day rally to Monday.

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HONG KONG - Stocks fell for a fourth session, dragged by a decline in HSBC and other bank shares, while debutant Kaisa Group ended lower after rising by as much as four percent ealier. The Hang Seng Index closed down 1.44 percent, or 318.76 points, at 21,741.76.

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MELBOURNE - Shares fell 0.7 percent, as investors dumped big miners such as BHP Billiton, as a rebound in the US dollar on Dubai and Greece's debt woes hurt metals prices. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 32.7 points to 4,637.9, down for the fourth day in a row.

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on the back of fragile sentiment towards high-risk assets and local stocks ended in negative territory for the third day in a row. The All-share index closed at 26,730.06 points, down 260.86 or 0.97 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,500.94 points, down 16.12 or 0.64 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 20,889.39 points, down 311.07 or 1.47 percent.