Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares fell, weighed down by banks ahead of a widely expected rate decision from the US Federal Reserve. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended at 1,540.42 points, showing a 0.4 percent fall in a very thin session. Volume was just over 60 percent of the average daily volume seen in the last 30 days.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 8009.42 points, down 23.94 or 0.30 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5724.76 points, down 26.16 or 0.45 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8855.86 points, down 29.47 or 0.33 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 30129 points, down 93 or 0.31 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares climbed 0.83 percent, led by financial stocks after a cash infusion into Swiss bank UBS and anticipation of an interest rate cut in the United States boosted the sector on Wall Street. The S&P/ASX 200 index added 55.3 points to close at 6,680.4, recovering from Monday's 0.4 percent fall.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African stocks ended flat, weighed down by losses from heavyweight Anglo American but supported by a solid gold price. The All-share index closed at 30468.61 points, up 4.23 or 0.01 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2454.9 points, up 89.23 or 3.77 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 21054.49 points, up 46.8 or 0.22 percent.