Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European shares made modest gains for a second straight day, but finished lower for the week as investors continued to worry about the strength of the economic recovery. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares rose 0.3 percent to close at 1,045.65 points, having moved in and out of positive territory during the session. Over the week, the index fell 1.1 percent, its biggest decline in six weeks.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index closed at 6,110.41 points, down 24.76 or 0.40 percent, down on the week by 149.22 points.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 3,610.91 points, down 10.16 or 0.28 percent and 105.14 points lower on the week.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 6,294.34 points, up 14.99 or 0.24 percent but falling 27.02 points over the week.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The FT IT All Share index closed at 20,969.55 points, down 52.64 or 0.25 percent and 597.88 points worse off than the start of the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks bounced 1.33 percent higher after three days of heavy losses, as bargain-hunters stepped in to buy the beaten-down materials sector, but worries lingered about the outlook. The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 58.7 points to 4,459.6, but for the week, the index still ended down 106.5, or 2.3 percent, the first negative week after five weeks of gains.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: The rand steadied against the dollar on Friday, giving up earlier gains as investors moved to safer assets while the local stock market ticked up. The All-share index closed at 27,526.23 points, up 59.08 or 0.22 percent, ditching 755.89 points over the week. The All Gold index closed at 2,469.39 points, down 29.83 or 1.19 percent, adding 26.88 points in the week. The Industrial index closed at 22,613.6 points, up 154.66 or 0.69 percent, but losing 34.64 points since last weekend.