Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index of top shares closed down 0.3 percent at 998.17 points. The benchmark index is up 20 percent this year and has surged 54 percent since hitting a record low in early March and is up 3.6 percent this week, its best weekly performance since July.
The All-share index closed at 25,380.05 points, down 148.35 or 0.58 percent, but rising 860.29 on the week. The All Gold index closed at 2,649.4 points, down 9.87 or 0.37 percent, but up by 196.01 points since last weekend. The Industrial index closed at 20,109.31 points, down 107.56 or 0.53 percent, rising 155.7 points over the week.