Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks ended the session on a flat note as investors digested a mixed batch of corporate earnings and trod cautiously ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision.
Among major movers, Alcatel jumped 7.2 percent after a buoyant performance from its merger partner Lucent, while oil producer BP closed up after saying asset sales had boosted its results. "For the markets to move further, we need to have a significantly good third-quarter earnings season. All the figures coming out are quite good but not tremendously good," said Philipp Musil, fund manager at Constantia Privatbank. "We are positive on the market until the end of the year, and I think we're going to have a liquidity-driven rally in the next couple of months." The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares closed broadly flat at 1,450.1, below a five-year intraday high of 1,452.57 hit on Monday.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 6,247.52 points, up 4.61 or 0.07 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,404.54 points, down 7.27 or 0.13 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8,662.65 points, down 34.94 or 0.40 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 30,145 points, down 39 or 0.13 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 0.3 percent as resource stocks such as BHP Billiton fell on lower oil and copper prices, though shares in uranium firms jumped as flooding at the world's top producer, Cameco, raised supply concerns. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index lost 16.4 points to 5,317.1.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: A weaker rand bolstered South African gold producers like Harmony while financial stocks gained ahead of a mid-term budget. Volumes were light, however, and many investors were holding back ahead of upcoming events and after a strong rally. The All-share index closed at 23,532.81 points, up 63.02 or 0.27 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,885.2 points, up 62.64 or 2.22 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 15,828.61 points, up 28.2 or 0.18 percent.
MANILA STOCKS EXCHANGE: Philippine financial markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. Trading will resume on Wednesday.
MUMBAI STOCKS EXCHANGE: Share markets in India were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday.
JAKARTA STOCKS EXCHANGE: Financial markets in Indonesia were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. Trading will resume on Monday October 30.
SINGAPORE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Singapore financial markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. Trading resumes on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR STOCKS EXCHANGE: Malaysian financial markets are closed for a public holiday. Trading resumes on Thursday October 26.