Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
The market's defensive trend continued as investors put money into utilities and healthcare firms such as Suez and GlaxoSmithKline to shield themselves from higher interest rates.
Surprisingly strong eurozone economic growth in the first quarter, hitting its fastest pace in three years, failed to stop the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 index of blue chips slipping to its lowest point for the year.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index of pan-European blue chips ended down 0.7 percent at 973.1 points.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index lost 0.3 percent or 11.3 points to close at 3359.5, falling 33.7 over the week.
The All-share index closed at 9766.72 points, down 264.47 or 2.64 percent and down on the week by 641.18 points.
The All Gold index closed at 1774.18 points, down 26.92 or 1.49 percent, and lower by 60.69 since last Friday.
The Industrial index closed at 6963.91 points, down 169.05 or 2.37 percent, and worse off by 455.77 points on the week.