Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
Upbeat second-half forecasts from US telephone giant Verizon Communications helped quell concern about the sustainability of earnings growth.
Such worries have dogged market sentiment since the start of the reporting season.
The news also boosted selected technology stocks this side of the Atlantic as Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson added 4.6 percent.
The All-share index closed at 10,163.43 points, up 90.57 or 0.90 percent. The All Gold index closed at 1,555.34 points, up 10.51 or 0.68 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 7,361.65 points, up 68.2 or 0.94 percent.