Europe: Stocks close higher

[PARIS] Europe's main stock markets closed higher on Tuesday, with London's FTSE 100 rising 1.32 per cent to 6,871.80 points, buoyed by rising world oil prices and a relaxing of tensions over Greece.

Frankfurt's DAX 30 index climbed 0.58 per cent to a record high close of 10,890.95 points, and in Paris the CAC 40 rose 1.09 per cent to 4,677.90 points.

AFP