Closing stock market indices outside the U.S.

LONDON - Britain's top share index ended 8.8 percent lower
contributing to a 24 percent slump for the week, the second
biggest weekly fall ever, as investors ran scared from the
spectre of a full global recession.The FTSE 100 closed down 381.7 points at 3,932.1, its second
biggest points loss ever, dropping below the 4,000 level for the
first time in more than five years after its worst week since
the crash of October 1987, losing 1,048.2 points.

 EUROPE - European shares plunged as investors dumped
equities, notably financials, on fears that efforts by
governments and central banks to breathe life into credit
markets may not prevent a recession.
 The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed
with a loss of 7.6 percent at 851.23 points -- its lowest close
since July 2, 2003.
 The pan-European benchmark fell as much as 9.9 percent
earlier in the session and had its worst week on record with a
drop of 22 percent, or 238.15 points since last weekend.
 
 FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 4544.31 points, down
342.69 or 7.01 percent, shedding 1,252.72 points since last
Friday.
 
 PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 3176.49 points, down
266.21 or 7.73 percent on the day and ditching 904.26 points on
the week.
 
 ZURICH - The Swiss market index closed at 5347.22 points,
down 451.62 or 7.79 percent, diving 1532.6 points over the week.
 
 MILAN - The All Share Mibtel index closed at 15438 points,
down 1081 or 6.54 percent, dropping 4,153 since last Friday.
 
 TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average plunged 9.6 percent for
its biggest drop since the 1987 stock crash, wiping out $202
billion in market value on growing fears that the financial
crisis will spark a global recession.
 The Nikkei sank 881.06 points to 8,276.43, its lowest close
since May 2003. At one point it was down more than 1,000 points.
Over the last seven days the index lost 2,661.71 points.
 
 HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares sank 7.2 percent to a nearly
three-year low, mirroring sell-offs in markets across the globe
as investors worried about the risks of a global recession.
 The Hang Seng Index dropped 1,146.37 points to close at
14,796.87 after earlier falling to 14,398.54, its lowest since
November 2005. Since last Friday the index has lost 2,885.53
points.
 
 MELBOURNE - Australian shares tumbled 8 percent, the biggest
one-day slide since the 1987 stock market crash, as fears of
global recession sparked panic selling.
 The S&P/ASX 200 fell 360.2 points to close at 3,960.7, a
drop of 734.7 points on the week, the first close below 4,000
since May 2005 and only the second time since 1987 the market
has lost over 8 percent at the close.
 
 JOHANNESBURG - South African stocks dropped as global
markets dived on fears policymakers are not doing enough to
contain the credit crunch, while the rand weakened to the dollar
on aversion towards risky assets.
 The All-share index closed at 20595.23 points, down 657.06
or 3.09 percent, and lighter on the week by 2,083.02 points. The
All Gold index closed at 1898.59 points, up 174.77 or 10.14
percent, rising 285.96 points over the week.  The Industrial
index closed at 15789.76 points, down 562.5 or 3.44 percent,
dropping 1,393.6 points since last weekend.