Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
Other standout movers included Spanish airline Iberia, up 7.5 percent on market rumours that a merger with British Airways had been agreed, despite strong denials by both companies.
BA shares closed four percent higher. Celltech surged 7.5 percent after Britain's leading biotech group said it expected to sign a lucrative marketing deal for its biggest new drug hope during the second quarter of 2004.
Spanish telecoms group Telefonica added 2.1 percent after a rating upgrade to "outperform" from "neutral" by Credit Suisse First Boston, but French chemicals group Rhodia was a sore spot, off 6.6 percent on nagging concern over its financing troubles.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index ended the session 0.6 percent firmer at 975.8 points.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 3.1 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 3,414.6.
The All-share index closed at 10736.04 points, up 79 or 0.74 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 2164.96 points, down 27.22 or 1.24 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7261.29 points, up 55.17 or 0.77 percent.