Market numbers: Friday 9th March 2012
- Julia Docker
- Mar 9, 2012
- 1 min read
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,887.49, up 27.76 points or +0.47% on the day and down 23.64 points (-0.40%) over the week.
Over a year the FTSE 100 has fallen from 5,937.30, a fall of 49.81 points or -0.84%.
£1 is currently worth $1.56750 US or €1.19450 Euros.
Brent Crude Oil Futures is currently priced at $126.02/barrel. Gold is $1,687.50/ounce and Silver is $33.87/ounce.
The UK Bank Rate is 0.5% and CPI inflation was 3.6% for the year to January 2012.