Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares bounced off their lowest levels since December 2005, as investors took advantage of the recent slide to snap up shares in mining and construction shares despite a lingering cautious tone.
Arcelor jumped after Mittal Steel said it had started talks, while Merck gained after raising its stake in Schering. Club Mediterranee sank after Accor sold most of its stake.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended officially up 1.7 percent at 1,276.3 points, but closed down 2.8 percent for the week and was flat for the year-to-date.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,464.08 points, up 80.8 or 1.50 percent, 222.96 points lower on the week.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,768.18 points, up 83.84 or 1.79 percent, falling 191.52 points from a week ago.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7,434.57 points, up 90.29 or 1.23 percent, losing 230.51 points since June 2.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 27,301 points, up 349 or 1.29 percent. The index is down 765 points on the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: The share market closed up 1.2 percent in a bounce-back from its biggest one-day slide since 2001, boosted by strength in banking stocks and a recovery by top miner BHP Billiton from earlier lows. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index added 58.8 points to close at a near session high of 4,966.0.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South African All-share index closed at 19,324.72 points, up 910.03 or 4.94 percent, a drop of 1,550.14 points since last Friday.
The All Gold index closed at 2,616.04 points, up 137.06 or 5.53 percent, down 229.72 points on the week, while the Industrial index closed at 13,041.08 points, up 501.3 or 4.00 percent. The index lost 1,087.43 points during the week.