Closing stock market indices

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
EUROPE STOCKS EXCHANGE: European stocks finished higher, as tame US inflation data reassured investors, helping the market reverse earlier losses and close the first half of the year on a strong note.
Shares of oil companies led the gains as crude oil prices reached $71 a barrel. Total SA added 1.6 percent, while Royal Dutch Shell rose 1.5 percent and Statoil ASA gained 2.2 percent.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index closed 0.6 percent higher, at 1,605.33 points. The benchmark index finished the first half of the year with a gain of 8.2 percent, versus a gain of 3 percent during the first half of 2006.
FRANKFURT STOCKS EXCHANGE: The DAX index ended at 8,007.32 points, up 85.96 or 1.09 percent and a gain of 57.69 points on the week.
PARIS STOCKS EXCHANGE: The CAC-40 index closed at 6,054.93 points, up 48.62 or 0.81 percent, gaining 31.68 points since last weekend.
ZURICH STOCKS EXCHANGE: The Swiss market index closed at 9,209.36 points, up 70.45 or 0.77 percent, gaining 42.87 points since last Friday.
MILAN STOCKS EXCHANGE: The All Share Mibtel index closed at 32,886 points, up 177 or 0.54 percent, rising 117 points over the week.
SYDNEY STOCKS EXCHANGE: Shares nudged up 0.15 percent as the top miners rose on firmer metal prices, while Wesfarmers Ltd extended gains on expectations it would win the bidding for retailer Coles Group Ltd Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 9.3 points to 6,274.9. The index has fallen 107.7 points since last week.
JOHANNESBURG STOCKS EXCHANGE: Stocks dipped as a firmer rand hit mining shares and IT outsourcing firm Business Connexion slid after a planned buy-out by Telkom fell through. The All-share index closed at 28,337.22 points, down 65.57 or 0.23 percent, losing 757.1 points during the week.
The All Gold index closed at 2,469.84 points, down 11.96 or 0.48 percent, dropping 127.01 points in the week. The Industrial index closed at 19,521.76 points, up 42.24 or 0.22 percent, worse off by 184.7 points than last week.