Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
Bank of Scotland up 1.2 percent. Citigroup said late on Thursday it plans to rescue $49 billion of SIVs. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 0.43 percent higher, at 1,516.37 points. It dropped 2.4 percent on Thursday, hit by renewed worries over the impact of the credit squeeze on financial institutions.
The All Gold index closed at 2,303.09 points, down 50.61 or 2.15 percent, lower on the week by 127.78 points. The Industrial index closed at 20,260.66 points, down 272.1 or 1.33 percent, falling over the week by 837.12 points.