UP 5.4 %
France
The CAC 40 jumped 5.4 per cent this week as European stocks rose for a sixth day, the longest winning streak in six months. Optimism soared after U.S. payrolls declined less than forecast and the European Union was said to be developing a rescue plan for debt-saddled Greece.
UP 6.6%
SPAIN
The IBEX 35 Index rose 6.6 per cent this week, the biggest weekly gain since July. Developer Metrovacesa SA surged 6.7 per cent after home sales in Spain gained 4.1 per cent in the fourth quarter, the first increase since 2006. Banco Santander SA rallied 3.5 per cent, extending its weekly advance to 8.9 per cent after it raised $2.2-billion (U.S.) from a sale of bonds backed by British residential mortgages originated by its Alliance & Leicester PLC unit.
UP 3.5 %
Brazil
The Bovespa index rose 3.5 per cent this week and the real gained for an eighth day, the longest rally since July. MMX Mineracao & Metalicos SA, the ore miner controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, was among gainers as commodities surged on positive payroll data from the U.S., Brazil's second-largest trading partner.
DOWN 1.0%
Chile
The IPSA fell 1.0 per cent this week, rebounding from deeper losses earlier in the week, as concern over the extent of damage caused by the biggest earthquake in 50 years subsided. JPMorgan increased its estimate for Chilean economic growth this year to 5.5 per cent from 5 per cent because of required reconstruction work from last weekend's 8.8-magnitude quake and ensuing tsunamis.