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LONDON - Britain's top share index fell, as major US indices slid one percent on disappointing results but gains in Friends Provident helped cushion losses.

The FTSE 100 closed at 6585.2 points, down 55 or 0.83 percent on the day, losing 131.5 points during the week.ROUNDUP:EUROFIRSTEUROPE - European shares fell, erasing gains from the previous session, after downbeat earnings weighed and as concerns over the US housing sector regained momentum.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed down 1.15 percent at 1,599.74 points.ROUNDUP:EUROmarketsFRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 7874.85 points, down 116.36 or 1.46 percent, shedding 217. 92 over the week.

PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 5957.16 points, down 108.34 or 1.79 percent, dropping 160.80 points since last weekend.

ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 9105.46 points, down 83.85 or 0.91 percent on the day, and down 156.28 since last Friday.

MILAN - The All Share Mibtel index closed at 32687 points, down 431 or 1.30 percent, 561 points lower on the week.ROUNDUP:nikkei>TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei inched up 0.23 percent with steel shares like Nippon Steel advancing following strong output data, but gains were limited as KDDI and Softbank fell on price war fears.

The Nikkei average added 41.36 points to close at 18,157.93, a fall of 81.02 points since July 13.ROUNDUP:hang sengHONG KONG - Hong Kong blue chips rose 1.2 percent to a peak, fuelled by a record close on Wall Street and strong gains in mainland equity markets, as China Mobile advanced on its record subscriber growth in June.

The Hang Seng index ended up 275.70 points at 23,291.90, adding 192.61 points over the week.ROUNDUP:asx<.5b0>SYDNEY - Australian shares rose 0.6 percent to set a 35th record closing high for the year, as higher metal prices boosted mining firms, while ING Industrial Fund raced to a record after Goodman Group took a stake.

The S&P/ASX 200 index closed at 6,421.8, up 37.6 points, up 32.4 points from a week ago.ROUNDUP:south africaJOHANNESBURG - Mobile operator MTN led South African stocks higher on expectations of solid subscriber numbers, while Sasol hit a new all-time high on the back of a red-hot oil price.

The All-share index closed at 29692.04 points, up 70.76 or 0.24 percent, but 269.69 worse off on the week. The All Gold index closed at 2774.88 points, up 36.47 or 1.33 percent, and rising 87.52 points since last Friday. The Industrial index closed at 20392.98 points, up 79.83 or 0.39 percent, adding 181.08 on the week.