Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
Sanofi-Aventis rose after a judge blocked further sales of generic copies of its blood-thinner Plavix, while Alcatel slipped after it agreed a $320 million deal to buy Nortel's third-generation cell phone network unit. "We are positive on the market, I'm optimistic because of company valuations and backlogs," said Philipp Musil, fund manager at Constantia Privatbank.