Closing stock market indices

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European shares closed lower, off a one-week high on worries a move by China's central bank to restrain credit could stifle one of the main engines of world economic growth. Mining companies, which are among the biggest beneficiaries of China's buoyant economy, saw their shares tumble, with BHP Billiton off 2.2 percent.
Technology stocks also weighed on the market as Ericsson and others fell in step with the Nasdaq. That index was down 0.8 percent around midday in New York.
FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,376.01 points, down 46.21 or 0.85 percent, a fall of 88.07 points since June 9.
PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 4,694.89 points, down 29.69 or 0.63 percent, 73.29 points lower on the week.
ZURICH STOCK EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 7,294.55 points, down 29.85 or 0.41 percent, losing 140.02 points from a week ago.
MILAN STOCK EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 26,887 points, down 235 or 0.87 percent. The index lost 414 points over the week.
SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE: Stocks rose 2.04 percent as a rally in metals prices inspired strong gains for miners like BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index closed up 99.3 points to end at 4,969 - recouping losses since Tuesday when it posted its largest one-day decline since 2001. Over the week the index gained just 3 points.
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE: The South African stock market was closed for Youth Day holiday. On Thursday the All-share index closed at 19,698.94 points, up 945.22 or 5.04 percent, rising 374.22 points on the week. The All Gold index closed at 2,514.85 points, up 52.61 or 2.14 percent, down 101.19 points from a week ago, while the Industrial index closed at 13,392.31 points, up 613.13 or 4.80 percent, up 351.23 points from last Friday.