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Germany’s DAX 30 index closed up 1.20% at 15983.97 points, down 1.79% this week.
The French CAC 40 index closed up 1.24% at 7319.18 points, down 2.31% this week.
Italy’s FTSE MIB index closed up 1.16% to 26713.40 points, a cumulative decline of 2.93% this week; the FTSE Italy Composite Bank Index closed up 0.05% and fell nearly 2.11% in early trading, with a cumulative decline of 4.25% this week.
The UK’s FTSE 100 index closed up 0.74% at 7627.20 points, down 1.67% this week; the FTSE 250 index closed down 0.25% on Friday.
The Russian trading system cash index RTS (denominated in US dollars) closed up 1.46% at 1055.63 points, up 1.84% this week.
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) index closed up 1.23% at 2682.04 points, up 2.13% this week.