Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Wednesday.
Fuel users British Airways lost 1.1 percent to 207-1/2 pence and budget carrier Ryanair shed 3 percent.
Shares in struggling German retailer KarstadtQuelle fell 9.5 percent after private equity firm Blackstone said it was not considering a bid and Karstadt itself also said selling the group as a whole was out of the question.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of pan-European blue chips ended 0.05 percent lower at 1,015.26 points, snapping a three-day rally during which it put on 3.0 percent.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index put on 2.3 points to close at 3,699.8.
The All-share index closed at 11,925 points, up 67.99 or 0.57 percent.
The All Gold index closed at 2,134 points, up 43.61 or 2.09 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 8,282.85 points, up 5.56 or 0.07 percent.