Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Thursday.
TDC, Denmark's biggest telecoms firm, was a standout gainer, up nearly 7 percent after sources close to the matter said US buyout giant KKR had thrown its weight behind a group bidding for it. Bonds in the cash-rich TDC fell. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares ended 0.1 percent up at 1,206.5 points, below a 40-month high of 1,213.6 points hit on Monday.