Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares closed marginally higher with banks rising after BNP Paribas raised capital to shake off government influence, but with mixed economic data from the United States. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.1 percent to close at 1,002.25 points.
The benchmark index is up more than 55 percent from its lifetime low of March 9, as investors have become more confident on the prospects of economic recovery. It has risen 17.9 percent this quarter, on track to post its best quarterly rise in almost a decade.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,713.52 points, down 22.79 or 0.40 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,814.1 points, down 10.9 or 0.28 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,316.72 points, up 27.45 or 0.44 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 24,018.46 points, up 78.49 or 0.33 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares gained 1.6 percent to their highest close in a year, with resource companies and banks including National Australia Bank buoyed after a burst of merger activity in the US fuelled investor optimism. The S&P/ASX index jumped 75.7 points to 4,753.1, its highest closing level since October 2, 2008.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African stocks closed down, tracking global markets, but the rand edged firmer, with investors anxious for news on the proposed tie-up between MTN and India's Bharti Airtel. The All-share index closed at 24,855.11 points, down 138.85 or 0.56 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,390.73 points, down 0.3 or 0.01 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,740.34 points, down 61.16 or 0.31 percent.