Frankfurt Dax: 3830.63 (-129.06)
The German share market, sentiment damaged by the collapse of Japan's Yamaichi brokerage, suffered a beating as the DAX index ended bourse trade down 3.3 percent. The 30-share DAX index ended down 129.06 points at 3830.62 points. The IBIS DAX, which reflects all-day computer trade, was at 3841.39 in post-bourse activity. Dealers also attributed the heavy losses to the expiry last Friday of options on the DAX index.
Paris CAC-40: 2802.48 (-59.22)
The French market closed down just over 2 per cent in the wake of the Yamaichi collapse, but clawed back some early losses which had sent the CAC-40 index down to a low of 2788.99.
Milan MIBTEL: 15073 (-279)
Italian shares closed near the day's lows, falling along with other markets as the collapse of Japan's Yamaichi Securities sparked concerns that the crisis in the Far East could worsen. Turnover fell to about one trillion lire compared to two trillion on Friday.
