Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Wednesday.
Standout movers included Italian eyewear group Luxottica, up 3.6 percent after it sealed a five-year licensing agreement with fashion house Donna Karan, while bid target Marks & Spencer added 1.8 percent on talk that tycoon Philip Green could be about to sweeten his offer for the UK retailer.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index of pan-European blue chips added 0.95 percent to close near session highs at 1,007.13 points - despite weakness on Wall Street.
The narrower DJ Euro Stoxx 50 index rose 0.77 percent to 2,807.15.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 18.4 points, or 0.53 percent, to 3,486.8 according to latest available data, recouping all of Tuesday's 0.3 percent loss when buyers sat on the sidelines ahead of the US consumer price index data.
On Tuesday, the All-share index closed at 10,100.9 points, down 80.41 or 0.79 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 1,637.85 points, down 42.35 or 2.52 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7,380.88 points, down 68.08 or 0.91 percent.