Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed up 0.58 percent at 1,267.4 points, its highest close since April 2002. This took its gains since the start of 2005 to around 21 percent.
A sharp rise on Wall Street with the Dow Jones industrial average surging 80 points after bullish productivity data also offered general support.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 8.6 points, or 0.19 percent, to end at 4,616.0, after ending flat on Monday.
The All Gold index closed at 2,198.59 points, down 31.96 or 1.43 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 12,327.91 points, up 185.21 or 1.53 percent.