Here is how major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
Among major movers, Germany's E.ON jumped after its rival Gas Natural pulled out of the race for Spanish power firm Endesa, with Renault down after a hefty drop in its part-owned Nissan affiliate.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst index of 300 leading shares closed up 0.5 percent at 1,537.65, its highest close since February 2001.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index added 17.4 points to 5,831.5, finishing at a record closing peak for a second straight day. The index, which rose 61.6 points on the week, also scaled an all-time high of 5,841.3 earlier in the day.
The All-Share index shed 0.4 percent to close at 25,679.19 but gained 301.90 points over the week. The All Gold index closed at 2761.62 points, down 49.54 or 1.76 percent, and shedding 26.61 points in the week. The Industrial index closed at 18373.46 points, down 12.06 or 0.07 percent, but up by 265.17 over the week.