Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks ended mixed, a day after markets fell sharply after the UK authorities said they had uncovered a plot to bomb transatlantic airliners.
ThyssenKrupp fell 8 percent as dealers said worries about its automotive unit offset news about the German steel and engineering group's record quarterly pretax profit.
Michelin added 2.3 percent after the French tyre group said it was planning to raise car tyre prices world-wide to compensate for higher raw material prices.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,628.37 points, down 2.59 or 0.05 percent, 94.66 points lower on the week.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,985.52 points, up 8.88 or 0.18 percent, losing 55.43 points over the week.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7,858.57 points, up 14.34 or 0.18 percent, down 32.46 points from last week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 28,006 points, down 15 or 0.05 percent, down 252 points since August 4.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares ended flat, but Macquarie Airports and travel related stocks fell as the UK terror alert raised concerns about reduced air travel. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index ended down 4.0 points at 4,949.2, losing 6.9 points on the week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Recovering mining stocks and a rebound in telecoms groups MTN and Telkom pushed the South African stock market higher. The All-share index closed at 20,700.59 points, up 160.51 or 0.78 percent. The index fell 301.09 points on the week.
The All Gold index closed at 2,966.2 points, up 4.9 or 0.17 percent, down 78.18 points from a week ago, while the Industrial index closed at 13,469.05 points, up 109.61 or 0.82 percent, but down on the week by 48.62 points.