Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
The rise in oil prices hit vehicle makers' stocks, with Volkswagen off 1.3 percent and DaimlerChrysler down 1 percent. The pan-European FTSEurofirst index of 300 blue chips closed steady at 1,166.9 points, having hit an intra-day high of 1,172.9 points.
The All Gold index closed at 1,619.56, down 28.13 points or 1.71 percent. The Industrial index closed up 5.98 points, or 0.05 percent at 11,347.87.