Market numbers: Friday 11th May 2012
- Julia Docker
- May 11, 2012
- 1 min read
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,575.52, up 31.57 points or +0.57% on the day and down 79.58 points (-1.41%) over the week.
Global stocks experienced a mixed performance on Friday as investors focused on consumer confidence rather than the $2bn of trading losses at JPMorgan.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has fallen from 5,976.00, a fall of 400.48 points or -6.70%.
£1 is currently worth $1.60700 US or €1.24390 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $112.19/barrel. Gold is $1,583.00/ounce and Silver is $28.58/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 3.6% for the year to March 2012.