Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares fell for a third day and notched up their biggest weekly decline in 11 months, with banks extending recent falls on intensified worries about euro zone sovereign debt.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares fell 2.1 percent to 972.10 points, the lowest close since early November of last year. Over the week, the index fell 3.9 percent, its biggest weekly fall since last March. It is down 9.5 percent from the 15-month high it hit on January 11.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,434.34 points, down 98.9 or 1.79 percent, a fall of 174.45 points from last Friday.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,563.76 points, down 125.49 or 3.40 percent. losing 175.70 from a week ago.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,264.33 points, down 132.18 or 2.07 percent. The index lost 176.39 over the week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 21,335.08 points, down 603.02 or 2.75 percent, a fall of 1,097.26 points from seven days ago.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares fell 2.33 percent to a three-month low after investors dumped riskier assets on European sovereign debt fears and poor US jobs data. The fell 107.5 points to 4,514.1, its biggest one-day slump in two months. At one point, it touched its lowest level since early September. Since January 29 the index has lost 55.3 points.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks dropped for the second straight day, while the rand touched fresh 6-week lows against the dollar as debt concerns in the euro zone hit global risk appetite. The All-share index closed at 25,793.06 points, down 525.3 or 2.00 percent, falling 882.89 points since last weekend. The All Gold index closed at 2,158.43 points, up 41.97 or 1.98 percent, shedding 50.08 since January 29. The Industrial index closed at 20,452.43 points, down 503.79 or 2.40 percent. During the week the index lost 490.06 points.