Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks ended higher, helped by expectations of a US interest rate cut while strong durable goods orders data soothed worries over the health of the world's biggest economy.
Shares in French bank Societe Generale, which last week unveiled a massive loss blamed on a rogue trader, soared 10.4 percent, sparked by market talk that rival bank BNP Paribas could launch a take-over bid for it. Mining stocks were among the biggest gainers, buoyed by rising base metal prices. Anglo American gained 5.8 percent, Rio Tinto added 2.7 percent and BHP Billiton rose 4 percent.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 6,892.96 points, up 74.11 or 1.09 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,941.45 points, up 93.15 or 1.92 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7,704.39 points, up 122.66 or 1.62 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 26,209 S. Federal Reserve would cut a key interest rate. The Hang Seng Index closed up 1 percent, or 238.19 points, to end at 24,291.80.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares fell 2.45 percent, with financial firms leading the way down in a catch-up reaction to big falls in Asia the previous day when Australian markets had been closed for a public holiday. The S&P/ASX 200 index broke three sessions of gains to fall 143.8 points to 5,716.5.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African mining stocks surged, lifting the bourse higher, after gold and platinum miners said they will restart production after a five-day suspension due to the country's power crisis. The All-share index closed at 26,442.71 points, up 749.84 or 2.92 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,433.08 points, up 37.83 or 1.58 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 18,072.07 points, up 471.93 or 2.68 percent.