Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks closed flat in choppy trade as a revenue warning from Intel damaged technology stocks, while Vodafone rallied after saying it was in talks to sell its struggling Japanese business.
BT jumped 6 percent on a newspaper report that the fixed-line telecoms company would attract a 20 billion pound bid from private equity firms. Telecom Italia also rose 1.9 percent. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended down 0.06 percent at a close of 1,342.43 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5721.46 points, down 62.03 or 1.07 percent, dropping 149.33 points during the week.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4989.15 points, down 19.94 or 0.40 percent, and losing 84.8 points since last Friday.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7915.98 points, down 10.24 or 0.13 percent, and lower by 38.35 points in the week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 28749 points, up 72 or 0.25 percent, but down by 291 points in the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australian shares edged down, as companies exposed to US growth fell on concerns over how much further interest rates in the world's biggest economy will rise, hurting the outlook of companies such as Westfield Group.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index fell 5.3 points, or 0.11 percent, to close at 4,898.5, up 5.1 points from last Friday.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Telecoms stocks led the South African market lower after investment bank Merrill Lynch cut mobile operator MTN's rating to a neutral from a buy. The All-share index was 91.57 points or 0.47 percent lower at 19,299.56 points, losing 186.56 points during the week.
The All Gold index closed at 2692.92 points, down 7.71 or 0.29 percent, shedding 135.37 points since last weekend. The Industrial index closed at 13670.81 points, down 156.29 or 1.13 percent on the day, and worse off by 160.93 points over the week.