Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCK EXCHANGE: European stocks closed higher as oil shares stormed ahead, but the day's rally lost some steam as weak US data pushed Wall Street into the red.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended up 0.8 percent at 859.58 points. But the benchmark index has lost more than 40 percent so far this year as a spreading financial crisis has brought the world economy onto the brink of recession.
FRANKFURT STOCK EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 4,710.24 points, up 60.72 or 1.31 percent, but ditching 228.22 points since last weekend.
PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,291.47 points, up 22.01 or 0.67 percent, but shedding 177.65 points on the week.
ZURICH STOCK EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 5,834.75 points, up 94.71 or 1.65 percent, but 173.41 poorer since last Friday.
MILAN STOCK EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 16,170 points, up 254 or 1.60 percent, falling 773 points over the week.
SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE: Australian shares rose 1.37 percent as miners BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto rallied on a rebound on Wall Street, but a drop in bank shares dragged the market down from early highs. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 50.8 points to 3,748.1. Still, the index fell 303.2 points, or 7.4 percent on the week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE: The rand leapt more than 2 percent against the dollar while stocks rose as firmer global equities and metal prices triggered a rebound in hard-hit resource stocks.
The All-share index closed at 19,413.7 points, up 319.04 or 1.67 percent, shedding 616.78 points since last weekend. The All Gold index closed at 1,586.19 points, up 99.18 or 6.67 percent and worse off by 31.77 on the week. While the Industrial index closed at 16,086.3 points, up 215.46 or 1.36 percent, dropping 480.78 points over the week.