Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
Arcelor jumped after Mittal Steel said it had started talks, while Merck gained after raising its stake in Schering. Club Mediterranee sank after Accor sold most of its stake.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index ended officially up 1.7 percent at 1,276.3 points, but closed down 2.8 percent for the week and was flat for the year-to-date.
The All Gold index closed at 2,616.04 points, up 137.06 or 5.53 percent, down 229.72 points on the week, while the Industrial index closed at 13,041.08 points, up 501.3 or 4.00 percent. The index lost 1,087.43 points during the week.