Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE: European stocks closed higher with some bourses touching three- or four-year highs as SAB Miller surged after agreeing to buy South America's No 2 brewer, while Danone also shone. The ZEW indicator of German investor confidence rose to its highest level in 10 months, also supporting shares, which recovered from Monday's slip on earnings worries after Philips disappointed investors.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of blue chips closed 0.46 percent higher at 1,165.9 points, below a three-year high touched last week but still up nearly 12 percent so far this year.
FRANKFURT: The DAX index ended at 4,770.54 points, up 50.97 or 1.08 percent.
PARIS: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,424.25 points, up 60.78 or 1.39 percent.
ZURICH: The Swiss market index closed at 6,482.14 points, up 17.61 or 0.27 percent.
MILAN: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 25,652 points, up 253 or 1.00 percent.
SYDNEY: Stocks retreated to a one week closing low as easier metal prices dragged heavyweight mining stocks like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto and the overall mood stayed cautious ahead of the reporting season. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index shed 22.1 points, or 0.51 percent, to close at 4,276.3.
JOHANNESBURG: SAB Miller Plc helped power stocks to a fresh high on its plan to buy South America's No 2 brewer Bavaria SA, as banks, retailers and resources also joined the party. The All-share index closed at 14,867.95 points, up 101.45 or 0.69 percent. The All Gold index closed at 1,713.67 points, down 8.04 or 0.47 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 11,154.44 points, up 167.68 or 1.53 percent.