Market numbers: Friday 18th November 2011
- Julia Docker
- Nov 18, 2011
- 1 min read
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,362.94, down 60.20 points or -1.11% on the day and down 182.44 points (-3.29%) over the week.
The biggest companies finished the day lower with mining and banking stocks both contributing to the poor performance at the London Stock Exchange.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has fallen from 5,768.70, a fall of 405.76 points or -7.03%.
£1 is currently worth $1.57990 US or €1.16770 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $108.03/barrel. Gold is $1,719.00/ounce and Silver is $32.25/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 5.0% for the year to October 2011.