Market numbers: Friday 2nd September 2011
- Julia Docker
- Sep 2, 2011
- 1 min read
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,292.03, down 126.62 points or -2.34% on the day and up 162.11 points (+3.16%) over the week.
The index experienced its biggest daily fall in two weeks, as worse than expected jobs data in the US caused fears about a global recession to resurface. The banking and commodity sectors were hardest hit.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has fallen from 5,371.00, a fall of 78.97 points or -1.47%.
£1 is currently worth $1.62110 US or €1.14250 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $112.51/barrel. Gold is $1,875.25/ounce and Silver is $42.50/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 4.4% for the year to July 2011.