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The index has closed lower five of the last six sessions.

The FTSE 100 index has closed 63 points lower at 6,855, down 0.9%.

The FTSE 250 index has closed at its highest ever level, up 0.9% or 158 points at 18342.

Britain's FTSE 100 index has closed 30 points higher at 7059, as today's wave of optimism sends shares up.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index has closed down 121 points at 5923, its lowest level since late February, and its fourth day of heavy falls.

The FTSE 100 index has closed just 6 points higher at 7,197, having earlier hit a four-month high around 7,230 points.

Earlier, Japan's Nikkei 225 index had closed down 1.45% at 13,317.62.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index had closed at a record high earlier in the session as speculation mounted that retail Chinese investors might be allowed to invest up to $240 billion in stocks on the island.

But even if the indexes had closed higher, Mr. Saluzzi said, "I would not say it is a victory for the bulls.

For the year, the Dow and the broader S.& P. 500 are down 25percentt, and both indexes have closed lower for four straight weeks as investors get more pessimistic about the government's plans for stabilizing the financial system in the face of a prolonged recession.

US stock indexes have closed lower ahead of earnings next week from big US banks including Citigroup and JPMorgan, breaking a five-session rally.