Market numbers: Friday 6th July 2012
- Julia Docker
- Jul 9, 2012
- 1 min read
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,662.63, down 30 points or -0.53% on the day and up 91.48 points (+1.64%) over the week.
Poorer than expected employment figures in the US knocked back the London markets on Friday afternoon, with miners leading the biggest fallers.
This week we saw the Bank of England extend their asset purchase programme, the European Central Bank cut interest rates and the People’s Bank of China also cut interest rates.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has fallen from 6,002.90, a fall of 340.27 points or -5.67%.
£1 is currently worth $1.55010 US or €1.26000 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $98.73/barrel. Gold is $1,587.00/ounce and Silver is $27.32/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 2.8% for the year to May 2012.