Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares ended mixed as stellar results from Swiss bank UBS offset oil major BP's disappointing numbers, but investors sat on the sidelines ahead of a key speech from Alan Greenspan.
Activity stayed thin as investors waited to hear the Federal Reserve chairman's semi-annual testimony before Congress on monetary policy and the economy, looking for clues on the strength of the recovery in the world's biggest economy and likely timing for an interest rate hike.
Danish drug maker H. Lundbeck was one of the standout movers, shooting 8.4 percent higher after US industry giant Merck agreed to licence its sleep disorder treatment.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,110.8 points, up 11.83 or 0.29 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,668.45 points, up 4.72 or 0.13 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5,880 points, up 10.2 or 0.17 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 20,677 points, unchanged.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: After two straight sessions of gains, stocks lost a bit of steam, finishing virtually flat ahead of key results from market heavyweights such as Telstra and News Corp.
The S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 0.8 points or 0.02 percent to 3286.3.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The South African stock market held in positive territory despite a stronger rand and softer overseas markets, with resource stocks such as Impala Platinum rising after they were oversold.
The All-share index closed at 10,926.27 points, up 40.47 or 0.37 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 2,517.01 points, up 12.68 or 0.51 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7,240.59 points, up 34.95 or 0.49 percent.