Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPEAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares sharply fell, with a key index recording its biggest monthly decline in eight months, as financial stocks lost heavily on mixed US economic data a day after better-than-expected GDP numbers. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed down 2.1 percent at 976.46 points.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 5414.96 points, down 172.49 or 3.09 percent, shedding 325.29 points since last Friday.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3607.69 points, down 106.33 or 2.86 percent, losing 200.55 in the course of the week.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6285.76 points, down 65.51 or 1.03 percent, 92.5 points worse off in the week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 22528.19 points, down 711.74 or 3.06 percent, falling 1396.26 points since last weekend.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Australia's stock index logged its first monthly drop in eight months in October, despite a 1.5 percent gain on the day, as recent data in the United States highlighted risks to the global economic recovery. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 68.5 points to 4,643.2. The index slid 216.2 points this week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: South Africa's rand fell against a resurgent dollar on Friday while the resource-heavy local bourse was in the red on the back of weaker metal prices.
The All-share index fell 0.71 percent to 26,360.55 points, ending the week 441.52 points worse off than last Friday. The All Gold index closed at 2378.15 points, down 68.57 or 2.80 percent, shedding 210.94 points over the week. The Industrial index closed at 20844.98 points, up 92.8 or 0.45 percent on the day, but down 132.02 on the week.