European shares closed mixed on Tuesday.

The Dax Index fell 10.41. points, or 0.24% to 4251.77, the FTSE 100 Index was up 14.30 points, or 0.29% to 4898.50, the CAC 40 Index declined 4.79 points, or 0.12% to 4006.19.

In U.K.: Barclays Bank fell 0.19% to 537.50. Diageo closed unchanged at 805.0. HSBC rose 0.23 and closed  at 867.50. Vodafone slipped 0.18% to 139.0. Unilever advanced 0.09% to 549.0. Shell added 0.32% and closed at 463.50.

In Germany: Bayer fell 0.19% to 25.89. Infineon slid 0.42% to 7.07. SAP was down 0.07% to 129.91. Allianz fell 0.26% to 91.67. Deutsche Bank dropped 0.08% to 61.64. BMW advanced 0.53% to 33.89. DaimlerChrysler slipped 0.47% to 31.45.

In France: Alcatel slipped 0.12% to 8.65. BNP Paribas rose 0.09% to 53.90. EADS was up 1.84% and closed at 22.16. France Telecom declined 0.26% to 23.02. Danone closed unchanged at 74.40. Renault slid 0.59% to 66.95.