Market numbers: Friday 23rd May 2014

FTSE 100: 6,815.75 ↓4.81 ↓0.07%

FTSE 250: 15,706.03 ↑30.94 ↑0.20%

Investors were trading cautiously on Friday, awaiting results for the European elections after anti-EU party UKIP performed well in local elections.

Worse than expected German business confidence figures for May also dampened investor sentiment. 

US Dollar: £1 buys $1.68280

Euro: £1 buys €1.23450

Japanese Yen: ¥171.57800

Brent Crude Oil Futures $/barrel: 110.54

Forex Gold Index (pm fix) $/oz: 1,291.50

Silver Index $/oz: 19.42

UK 10 Year Benchmark Gilt Yield: 2.64%