Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Reassuring US economic data helped European shares clock up fresh gains, while technology issues such as Nokia were buoyed by bullish comments from rival handset maker Motorola.
But oil prices edging back towards record highs trimmed market gains late into the session.
Heavyweight insurer Allianz lent support, up 2.3 percent its Dresdner Bank unit forecast tripled profitability by 2009, while Scor added 4.7 percent as the French reinsurer said Hurricane Charley would have a relatively small impact on its earnings.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index edged 0.11 percent higher to end at 951.41 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 3705.73 points, up 6.62 or 0.18 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3533.13 points, up 16.45 or 0.47 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5378.4 points, up 24.2 or 0.45 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 20020 points, up 12 or 0.06 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian stocks rebounded from two-month lows, advancing 0.4 percent as investors swept up blue chips like BHP Billiton after a strong performance on Wall Street.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index gained 14.9 points, or 0.43 percent, to close at 3,483.2.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African stocks edged lower as the rand picked up against the dollar, putting resource stocks such as the country's biggest gold producer Harmony under pressure.
The All-share index closed at 10745.53 points, down 78.34 or 0.72 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 1884.62 points, down 24.81 or 1.30 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7403.43 points, down 44.99 or 0.60 percent.