The index fell 0.4% on the week and has declined for four consecutive weeks.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index closed up 0.5%, at 5777.11, edging up 0.1% on the week.
While that is down on the day, it is still up about 5.5% on the week.
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The iShares Oil ETF is up about 6.5% on the week, including today's 5% gain.
What I saw on the week-long trip demonstrated how actively involved China is with Africa.
The volume on the week of the lows was a bit less than the prior week.
Combined with slightly higher prices on the week, it indicates an upside bias with new buyers coming.
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In Asia, China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.5% to a one-month low and declined 4.9% on the week.
The Kospi edged up less than a point on the week, its first weekly gain in three weeks.
In Asia, China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.5% to a one-month low and declined 4.9% on the week.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index slumped 1.4%, down 1.2% on the week and six of the past seven.
The French CAC-40 index gained 1.1%, to 3266.27, and rose 2.4% on the week, snapping a five-week losing streak.
Now, we're going to be making it a regular thing, pulling together and musing on the week's vital statistics.
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So on the week baseball spring training begins for pitchers and catchers, Levine will be among the pinschers and cockers.
I'll probably look back on the week and say, 'if I could have just made that 80 a 75 or whatever'.
Even though gold has settled lower on the week for the past three weeks, the yellow metal still has its adherents.
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Thanks to the earnings beat, the stock popped 46.8% on the week.
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Japan's Nikkei Stock Average gained 0.7% and climbed 1.9% on the week.
The Dow ended the week at 13, 343.51, barely up on the week.
Keller, as his stake in the firm gained 14.59% on the week.
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One of the bigger stories was the rapid sell-off in commodities Friday, with gold futures leading the way down and off -4.7% on the week.
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Barring any short-term surprises over the next 48 hours, the question on the week will likely be whether U.S. data can trump recessionary EU data.
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Weekly closes that show gains on the week can sometimes spill over into the first part of the next week if momentum can be sustained.
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Despite the weekly index losses, the VIX declined 12% on the week, reflecting partially the November options expiration and related collapse at least temporarily of volatility.
The Baker Hughes March 22 weekly report put the natural gas rig count at 418 down 13 on the week and just above the recent 13 year low.
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This was down 50 cents, or 0.03%, on the week.
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Prices were higher on Friday and mixed on the week.
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Both indexes declined on the week, snapping three-week winning streaks.
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