Market numbers: Friday 27th January 2012
- Julia Docker
- Jan 28, 2012
- 1 min read
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,733.45, down 61.75 points or -1.07% on the day and up 4.9 points (+0.09%) over the week.
UK company shares fell sharply during afternoon trading on Friday after disappointing US GDP data. The US economy grew by 2.8% rather than the expected 3% that had been priced in to markets.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has fallen from 5,965.10, a fall of 231.65 points or -3.88%.
£1 is currently worth $1.57300 US or €1.18980 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $111.53/barrel. Gold is $1,726.00/ounce and Silver is $33.48/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 4.2% for the year to December 2011.