Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares rose to their best levels in five months as record-high crude prices lifted oil company stocks, and investors largely kept their nerve about the potential economic damage from energy costs.
Credit Suisse was also strong, with shares in the Swiss bank up 1.4 percent at 42 Swiss francs after a report that it is seeking buyers for its Winterthur insurance arm.
Among the few heavy blue-chip losers, French retailer Carrefour shed 2.6 percent to 37.3 euros after reports of poor sales in its domestic market. Local rival Casino also fell.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,048.71 points, up 15.43 or 0.38 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,770.24 points, up 3.18 or 0.08 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5,596.9 points, down 4 or 0.07 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 21,568 points, up 67 or 0.31 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares rose 0.11 percent for a second consecutive closing high, led by miner BHP Billiton on its share buyback plans and shopping centre owner Westfield on its take-over plans in Britain.
Gains among most banks and oil producer Woodside Petroleum also helped the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 edge 3.9 points higher to close at 3,697.6.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: A slightly weaker rand and strong confidence in South Africa's economy helped push stocks higher, with cement producer PPC surging to an all-time peak.
The All-share index closed at 11,857.01 points, up 61.99 or 0.53 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 2,090.39 points, up 40.64 or 1.98 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 8,277.29 points, up 52.1 or 0.63 percent.