Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks, drawing some support from better-than-expected US jobs data, snapped four days of losses with banking and mining stocks the major gainers. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed up 1.3 percent at 962.42 points in a choppy session, which touched a high of 964.40 and a low mark of 949.39.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5,384.43 points, up 83.01 or 1.57 percent, falling 132.92 points since last Friday.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,598.76 points, up 45.25 or 1.27 percent, falling 94.38 points over the week.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,119.07 points, up 45.35 or 0.75 percent, losing 92.51 points over the week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 22,656.66 points, up 262.66 or 1.17 percent, but lower on week by 420.68.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks ended flat, shedding earlier gains as investors turned cautious ahead of US employment data that could give clues on the pace of a US recovery. The S&P/ASX 200 index had risen as much as 1 percent before banks cut gains and the big miners including BHP Billiton turned negative. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.13 percent, or 5.9 points, to 4,435.5, after touching a high of 4,477.0. For the week, the index fell 54.1 points.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks ended higher for a second day running, led by Lonmin on speculation that former suitor Xstrata will renew a take-over bid, while the rand hit a 6-week high. The All-share index closed at 24,719.17 points, up 96.09 or 0.39 percent, falling 522.08 points over the week. The All Gold index closed at 2,554.17 points, up 32.4 or 1.28 percent, adding 205.64 points since last weekend. The Industrial index closed at 19,357.72 points, down 10.81 or 0.06 percent and lower by 601.08 points since Monday.