Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks ended higher, trimming some of the previous session's losses as Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS recovered, while a fall in oil prices helped bolster sentiment. Infineon jumped 7.4 percent after the German chipmaker's new CEO pleased investors with his strategy unveiled on Tuesday.
Stocks also got a boost in late trading after data showed new orders at US factories rose by a stronger-than-expected 1.1 percent in April, easing concerns over the health of the US economy. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0.75 percent higher at 1,329.07 points. The benchmark index, which slid 1.1 percent on Monday, is down 12 percent so far this year.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 7,019.13 points, up 10.36 or 0.15 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,983.71 points, up 48.5 or 0.98 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7,590.44 points, up 34.74 or 0.46 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 25,354 points, up 107 or 0.42 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares fell 1.6 percent to a five-week low, with financials such as Macquarie Group and the big banks leading declines on renewed worries about a further fallout from the global credit squeeze. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 88.1 points to 5,574.2, a level not seen since May 1.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's rand weakened more than one percent versus the dollar before recouping most of its losses, following on a late recovery in European equity markets. The All-share index closed at 31,688.24 points, down 39.52 or 0.12 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,359.54 points, down 5.89 or 0.25 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 21,379.99 points, up 24.91 or 0.12 percent.