Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares retreated to a one-week low as inflation worries sapped sentiment, leading investors to sell stocks such as Siemens and Unibail that have recently outperformed. There were a few bright spots, such as SABMiller, which reported a higher-than-expected rise in annual beer volumes, while take-over speculation buoyed Zurich Financial Services and OMX.
This and a small rebound in US stocks helped the European market close above session lows but still in negative territory, with the FTSEurofirst 300 ending down 0.3 percent at 1,542.39 points - its lowest close in a week.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,142.95 points, down 9.88 or 0.14 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,748.94 points, down 2.98 or 0.05 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,110.06 points, down 26.03 or 0.28 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 33,273 points, down 70 or 0.21 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares nudged up to a record closing high, as gains in the top banks and take-over target Qantas Airways just offset losses in US-linked firms on renewed worries of a rate rise in the US Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 6.8 points, or 0.11 percent, to 6,158.2, scraping past its previous record closing high of 6,153.0 set on April 10.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares recovered driven by SABMiller on the back of strong annual beer volumes, while Standard Bank led a recovery among banks after interest rates were left unchanged. The All-share index closed at 27,822.27 points, up 183.63 or 0.66 percent. The All Gold index closed at 3,036.85 points, down 17.72 or 0.58 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,069.63 points, up 191 or 1.01 percent.