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Putin told Hollande that Russia is ready and willing to work with France in any anti-terrorism effort.
Moscow would deploy S-400 anti-aircraft missile defense systems at its bases in Syria.
Commerce Department data on Wednesday showed that the sale of single-family homes surged in October.
“Our jet was attacked at an altitude of 6,000 meters and 1 km from the Turkish border,” the president said.
Oil prices rose on Tuesday trading after news of the downed Russian fighter jet in Syria.
Putin will discuss Syria with Jordanian monarch Abdullah when he visits Sochi on Tuesday.
Emerging markets now comprise 40 per cent of the global economy.
Several extremist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda in Sub-Saharan Africa worked together in the Mali attack.
The UNSC on Friday passed a resolution calling for "all necessary measures" to combat ISIL.
South Africa's rand rose 1 per cent on Thursday and again 0.4 per cent on Friday.