Closing stock market indices

07 Aug, 2004

Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
Stocks fell sharply after figures showed US employers added a paltry 32,000 workers to payrolls last month, far less than the 228,000 expected by Wall Street economists.
The FTSE Eurotop 300 index of pan-European blue chips ended 2.2 percent lower at 955.5 points, its lowest close this year.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index shed 0.2 percent or 8.3 points to 3,530.6, down 5.5 from July 30.
The All-share index closed at 10227.51 points, down 191.98 or 1.84 percent on the day and worse off over the week by 78.38 points.
The All Gold index closed at 1682.87 points, down 14.32 or 0.84 percent, but marginally up on the week by 1.79 points.
The Industrial index closed at 7281.36 points, down 98.92 or 1.34 percent, having lost 45.71 points since last Friday.

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