Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares rose on prospects that the global economic recovery was still on track following recent improving economic data, with banks and commodity stocks leading the gainers. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European companies closed 1.3 percent higher at 861.63 points on a "triple witching" day, after rising 0.6 percent on Thursday to snap a four-session losing run.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,839.46 points, up 1.98 or 0.04 percent, losing 229.78 points over the week.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,221.27 points, up 27.21 or 0.85 percent, dropping 104.87 points since Monday.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5,421.59 points, up 44.75 or 0.83 percent, losing 100.25 points since last weekend.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT Italian All Share index closed at 20,058.80, up 138.35 or 0.69 percent, losing 948.65 points over the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares broke a four-day losing streak, rising 0.19 percent as financial stocks tracked a rally in their Wall Street peers, though a raft of capital raisings kept gains in check. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 7.5 points to 3,899.6. The index fell 162.6 points on the week, its biggest weekly decline in about a month.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks muscled higher for a second day as some commodity and financial stocks rose in tune with global peers but Sasol slid on a downbeat profit forecast.
The All-share index closed at 22,394.57 points, up 238.16 or 1.07 percent, down 520.49 points from last week. The All Gold index closed at 2,499.17 points, up 58.79 or 2.41 percent, gaining 95.81 points since last Friday. The Industrial index closed at 17,581.32 points, up 321.16 or 1.86 percent, a slight loss of 1.76 points since June 12.