Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares closed lower, dragged down by the telecommunications sector, as Telefonica disappointed investors, and mining stocks which tracked a fall in metal prices.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed down 0.3 percent at 998.17 points. The benchmark index is up 20 percent this year and has surged 54 percent since hitting a record low in early March and is up 3.6 percent this week, its best weekly performance since July.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,711.88 points, down 4.66 or 0.08 percent, but gaining 243.98 points since last Friday.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,799.61 points, down 7.2 or 0.19 percent, adding 149.71 points in the week.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,291.64 points, down 14.16 or 0.22 percent but up 141.47 points since last weekend.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 24,232.09 points, up 91.05 or 0.38 percent, adding 1,091.19 points over the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares slipped 0.33 percent, with investors cautious ahead of more US company earnings due next week that could give more clues on the strength of an economic recovery. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 15.7 points to 4,752.9. The index rose 151.2 points on the week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar as the greenback rebounded against major currencies while stocks fell, snapping their four-day winning streak.
The All-share index closed at 25,380.05 points, down 148.35 or 0.58 percent, but rising 860.29 on the week. The All Gold index closed at 2,649.4 points, down 9.87 or 0.37 percent, but up by 196.01 points since last weekend. The Industrial index closed at 20,109.31 points, down 107.56 or 0.53 percent, rising 155.7 points over the week.