Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares closed near three-year highs as record crude oil prices boosted energy stocks, while utilities Suez and Electrabel both surged after Suez launched a $13.9 billion buyout offer.
Trade was modest, with markets awaiting the outcome of a meeting of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate-setting committee, which was widely expected to raise benchmark rates by one-quarter point to 3.5 percent, its 10th successive rise. Wall Street took the expected rate hike in its stride, rising solidly in morning trade.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of pan-European blue chips closed 0.7 percent firmer at 1,189.2 points, less than 1 point below last week's three-year peak, although volumes were lower than usual at about 2 billion shares.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4909.48 points, up 71.62 or 1.48 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4491.69 points, up 50.68 or 1.14 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6638.85 points, up 4.51 or 0.07 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 25846 points, up 138 or 0.54 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian stocks set a record closing high for a second straight day, as record oil prices fired energy stocks to new highs and broader sentiment was buoyed by strong earnings and upbeat outlooks. The benchmark Australian S&P/ASX 200 index rose 9.9 points, or 0.22 percent, to end at 4,417.8.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: A late surge in Africa's biggest retail bank Absa lifted Johannesburg stocks to a fresh high, but a strike by gold miners and poor results from world number six gold producer Harmony dragged the sector. The All-share index closed at 15604.47 points, up 140.1 or 0.91 percent. The All Gold index closed at 1631.41 points, down 34.62 or 2.08 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 11463.01 points, up 3.11 or 0.03 percent.
SINGAPORE STOCKS EXCHANGE: Singapore financial and stock markets were closed on Tuesday for a public holiday. Trading will resume on Wednesday.