Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares rose to their highest closing level since mid-May, buoyed by banking and resource stocks after US jobs data boosted hopes the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates on hold.
Sanofi-Aventis rose after a judge blocked further sales of generic copies of its blood-thinner Plavix, while Alcatel slipped after it agreed a $320 million deal to buy Nortel's third-generation cell phone network unit. "We are positive on the market, I'm optimistic because of company valuations and backlogs," said Philipp Musil, fund manager at Constantia Privatbank.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,876.54 points, up 16.97 or 0.29 percent, up 65.07 points from seven days ago.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 5,183.45 points, up 18.41 or 0.36 percent, 72.32 points higher on the week.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 8,189.1 points, up 21.14 or 0.26 percent, adding 86.6 points since last week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 29,220 points, up 184 or 0.63 percent, a gain of 403 points over the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares fell 0.36 percent as investors took profits in banks after recent gains, while Adsteam Marine tumbled as doubts emerged about the success of a planned take-over by a unit of A.P. Moeller-Maersk. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 18.3 points to end at 5,097.1 The index, which scaled a seven-week closing peak on Thursday, rose 74.5 points or 1.5 percent on the week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: A weak rand kicked South African mining stocks higher, lifting the blue chip index to a fresh all-time peak, but retailers and banks extended losses. The All-share index closed at 22,212.57 points, up 258.77 or 1.18 percent, up 444.95 points since August 25. The All Gold index closed at 2,980.58 points, up 67.75 or 2.33 percent, down 32.04 points from a week ago, while the Industrial index closed at 14,644.08 points, up 98.09 or 0.67 percent, across the week the index added 412.42 points.