Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed 1.56 percent higher at 1,164.19 points, having fluctuated between 1,133.28 and 1,163.71 during the day. The index gained around 3.2 percent during the week, but has lost about 23 percent so far this year.
The index fell 139.5 points on the week to post its ninth straight week of declines, the longest such losing streak since a 10-week decline between May and July 2002.
The All Gold index closed at 2,372.04 points, down 53.94 or 2.22 percent, a rise of 64.18 points on the week. The Industrial index closed at 19,226.92 points, down 135.95 or 0.70 percent, but gaining 1,285.54 points since July 11.