Stocks fell 0.42 percent, led by miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto on weaker metal prices and oil company Woodside Petroleum after oil prices eased to a three-month low. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index closed down 16.7 points at 4,012.1, but outperformed U.S. markets which booked much larger falls. The index rose 28.8 points from last Friday. JOHANNESBURG - Old Mutual fell nearly 6 percent over its talks to buy Swedish insurer Skandia, while a weaker rand failed to spur South African mining shares as commodity prices tumbled. The All-share index closed at 12,954.15 points, down 203.06 or 1.54 percent, up a mere 6 points since last week. The All Gold index closed at 1,378.82 points, down 25.4 or 1.81 percent, rising 42.02 points on the week, while the Industrial index closed at 9,719.95 points, down 97.5 or 0.99 percent, 109.35 points higher on the week. --SP 2059 Local Time 1759 GMT
