all prices as of 1825 gmt global  the nasdaq composite index ixic closed at a new record high on friday but bluechip us stocks and oil sank amid renewed concerns about covid19 which also boosted safe havens like the us dollar the msci world equity index miwd00000pus which tracks shares in 45 nations fell 028 new york  the nasdaq composite index ixic closed above 16000 points for the first time on friday in its secondstraight record finish powered by technology stocks while pandemic jitters sent the dow to its fourth losing session in the last five the dow jones industrial average dji fell 26897 points or 075 to 3560198 the sp 500 spx lost 658 points or 014 at 469796 and the nasdaq composite ixic added 6373 points or 04 to 1605744 london  european stocks ended in the red on friday clocking their first weekly decline in seven weeks on concerns over the economic damage from fresh covid19 lockdowns in the region that hammered cyclical sectors such as banks and automakers the paneuropean stoxx 600 index stoxx fell 03 after hovering near record highs earlier in the session the index ended the week 01 lower tokyo  japans nikkei share average rose on friday as chipmaking giants tracked their us peers higher and energy shares surged after a rebound in oil prices the nikkei n225 extended the morning sessions gains to end 050 higher at 2974587 energy was the best performing sector jumping 179 shanghai  china shares extended gains and ended higher on friday thanks largely to sharp rises in the property and logistics shares at the close the benchmark shanghai composite index ssec was up 113 at 356037 points australia  australian shares ended higher on friday but marked a second straight weekly drop as a modest recovery in financials and a revised takeover bid for undersiege crown resorts were unable to counter the weekly slump by the big banks and miners the spasx 200 index axjo rose 023 to close at 73965 points seoul  south korean shares logged their first weekly gain in five on friday as broader asian peers edged up on friday amid investor optimism that the pandemic recovery can weather inflationary pressures the benchmark kospi ks11 was up 2364 points or 080 at 297102 as of 0630 gmt for the week the index gained 0075 new york  the dollar rose on friday as investors sought safe havens after austria said it would be the first country in western europe to reimpose a full lockdown amid surging covid19 infections and germany said it could follow suit sending the euro lower the dollar index which tracks the greenback against a basket of six major currencies was up 0489 at 96029 close to the 16month high of 96266 hit on wednesday for the week the dollar was up around 1  shanghai  chinas yuan inched lower on friday but fluctuated in a narrow range after the central bank set a slightly weakerthanexpected midpoint rate in the spot market the yuan opened at 63835 per dollar and was changing hands at 63860 by midday 9 pips weaker from the previous late session close australia  the australian dollar languished near a sixweek trough on thursday undermined by a slide in oil and other commodity prices while the kiwi tried to lift off a onemonth low ahead of the central banks ratesetting meeting next week australias dollar was about flat at 07264 from the previous session when it marked a twoday 112 tumble and touched a low of 07259 for the first time since oct 6 seoul  the korean won weakened on friday while the benchmark bond yield rose the won was quoted at 11853 per dollar on the onshore settlement platform  041 lower than its previous close at 11804 new york  longdated us treasury yields tumbled on friday as concerns about new lockdowns related to the spread of covid19 in europe increased demand for safehaven bonds though the move was likely exaggerated by low liquidity benchmark 10year notes last yielded 1538 down five basis points on the day after dropping as low as 1515 the lowest since nov 10 london  euro zone bond yields slumped on friday and germanys entire yield curve fell into negative territory for the first time since august after austria announced it would become the first country in western europe to reimpose a full covid19 lockdown germanys 10year yield  the benchmark for the euro area at one stage fell to 0344 a drop of about 6 basis points reversing earlysession rises tokyo  japanese government bond yields pulled back slightly on friday from twoweek highs as investors bought back the securities following three days of losses even as concerns lingered about increased issuance to fund a record government stimulus package the 10year jgb yield slipped 05 basis point to 0075 as of 0515 gmt after touching 008 on thursday for the first time since nov 4 gold prices fell to a oneweek low on friday weighed down by gains in the dollar after federal reserve governor christopher waller called for early tapering of economic support to help chart a tighter monetary policy spot gold fell 06 to 184805 per ounce by 1442 et 1942 gmt us gold futures settled 05 lower at 185160 benchmark iron ore futures rebounded on friday following some positive news from chinas troubled property sector but traders remained cautious over the overall demand outlook for the raw material in the worlds biggest steel producer the mosttraded january iron ore on chinas dalian commodity exchange ended daytime trading 25 higher at 536 yuan 8400 a tonne aluminium prices climbed on friday as an explosion at a smelter in china fuelled fears about tighter supplies while concerns about shortages and low inventories boosted copper prices benchmark aluminium on the london metal exchange was up 25 at 2682 a tonne at 1710 gmt having earlier touched a session high of 26975 copper climbed 24 to 9670 a tonne oil prices fell about 3 to below 80 a barrel on friday as surging covid19 cases in europe threatened to slow the economic recovery while investors also weighed a potential release of crude reserves by major economies to cool prices brent futures for january fell 235 or 29 to settle at 7889 a barrel malaysian palm oil futures traded lower on friday as investors locked in profits but posted a second straight weekly gain as concerns over a slowdown in production and strong exports supported prices the benchmark palm oil contract for february delivery on the bursa malaysia derivatives exchange fell 020 to close at 4988 ringgit 119273 japanese rubber futures rose on friday as the government readied a spending package of nearly halfatrillion dollars to cushion the blow from the pandemic and help economic growth along with demand for industrial commodities the osaka exchange rubber contract for april delivery  ended 44 yen or 2 higher at 2298 yen per kg posting its second weekly gain after a rise of 12 through friday