Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
Basic producers were the region's best performers, with miners Antofagasta and Xstrata and steelmakers ThyssenKrupp and Corus all surging between 3 and 5 percent on hopes that sustained demand for metals and steel would underpin their pricing power and boost their earnings.
BASF was another outperformer, adding nearly 3 percent amid market rumours that the German chemicals group's $4.9 billion offer for Engelhard may face competition.
The All-share index closed at 21,029.02 points, up 43.54 or 0.21 percent, 362.05 points higher on the week. The All Gold index closed at 2,980.26 points, up 9.72 or 0.33 percent, rising 126.14 points from a week ago, while the Industrial index closed at 14,464.36 points, up 22.79 or 0.16 percent, up 124.85 points since last Friday.