Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.
EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European stocks closed down for the first time in 11 sessions after approaching a five-year high as take-over frenzy slowed, while weakness on Wall Street and mixed earnings also weighed.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended down 0.07 percent at 1,376.57 after hitting 1,381.32 earlier in the day, its highest level since July 2001.
FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5947.11 points, up 14.8 or 0.25 percent.
PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed unchanged at 5194.78 points.
ZURICH STOCK EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8024.1 points, down 39.92 or 0.50 percent.
MILAN STOCK EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 29510 points, down 186 or 0.63 percent.
SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE: Australian shares set their second straight record closing peak as strong copper prices and recent weakness in the local currency boosted globally-exposed miners like BHP and Rio. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 21.9 points, or 0.44 percent, to close at 5,035.3.
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE: Africa's biggest mobile firm MTN led the South African market higher, while gold miner Simmers tumbled after a fire at one of its mines in the North West province. The All-share index closed at 20159.77 points, up 168.29 or 0.84 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2633.77 points, down 26.5 or 1.00 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 14347.45 points, up 71.99 or 0.50 percent.