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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:EUROFIRST
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed down 1.15 percent at 1,599.74 points.ROUNDUP:EUROmarkets
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
The Nikkei average added 41.36 points to close at 18,157.93, a fall of 81.02 points since July 13.ROUNDUP:hang seng
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 africa
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.