Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Relief that Vodafone had abandoned a take-over battle for AT&T Wireless sparked a rally that took European stocks to 19-month closing highs.
Vodafone shares ended up 4.5 percent in twice the daily average volume on news it lost out to US rival Cingular, which paid $41 billion in cash to buy AT&T Wireless and become America's top cellphone firm.
Also in media, global news and information provider Reuters Group jumped 18.4 percent to its highest level since June 2002 as it posted 2003 profit well above market expectations.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index of pan-European blue chips ended 0.93 percent higher at 1,005.14 points, the highest close since July 10, 2002.
In high volume, the number of gainers to losers was about two to one.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4095.86 points, up 25.4 or 0.62 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3703.82 points, up 25.75 or 0.70 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5871.7 points, up 13.5 or 0.23 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 20680 points, up 117 or 0.57 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks were underpinned by modest gains in BHP Billiton and Telstra, but were unable to make much headway as investors held back ahead of key reports from major companies later this week.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index drifted up just 8.6 points, or 0.26 percent, to 3,328.8, regaining most of Monday's 0.4 percent loss.
Turnover was slightly below average at A$1.9 billion ($1.5 billion).
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's dominant gold shares lifted the wider stock market to a positive close, as they drew inspiration from a strong metal price.
The All-share index closed at 10947.74 points, up 99.83 or 0.92 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 2425.65 points, up 30.19 or 1.26 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7226.27 points, up 41.45 or 0.58 percent.