Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Tuesday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European equities set two-week closing highs as mergers and acquisition activity and robust economic growth buoyed global markets. Banks including BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank figured among the gainers.
Danone rose as much as 4.2 percent as the French food group said it is in exclusive talks to sell its biscuit and cereal unit to Kraft Foods for 5.3 billion euros and analysts expected this to boost Danone's other acquisitions.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 8,050.68 points, up 92.44 or 1.16 percent.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 6,069.84 points, up 42.89 or 0.71 percent.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,240.31 points, up 47.73 or 0.52 percent.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 33,170 points, up 242 or 0.73 percent.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares rose 0.6 percent to a one-week closing high, drawing strength from a surge on Wall Street, with resource firms leading the rise on firmer base metal and oil prices. The S&P/ASX 200 index added 35.7 points to end at 6,299.0.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African shares rose as index heavyweight Anglo American gained with big funds switching to the stock from its separately listed paper unit Mondi - the biggest faller on the day.
The All-share index closed at 28,755.03 points, up 51.9 or 0.18 percent. The All Gold index closed at 2,470.99 points, down 13.28 or 0.53 percent, while the Industrial index closed at 19,526.4 points, down 31.43 or 0.16 percent.