FTSE 100 ends the week under 5,200

Friday 16th October 2009

The FTSE 100 ended the week under the 5,200 level and down on the day.

Friday saw the index close at 5,190.24 – down 32.71 points or 0.63 per cent.

Over the week, the index was up 0.68 per cent.

Experian ended the day up 2.98 per cent, followed by security group G4S up 2.76 per cent.

Petrofac climbed 1.91 per cent, Lloyds Banking rose 1.85 per cent and Tullow Oil was up 1.81 per cent.

Sainsbury closed down 4.03 per cent after yesterday's double digit gains on takeover rumours.

Burberry was down 3.38 per cent, TUI Travel dropped 3.09 per cent and British Airways was down 3.08 per cent.

The UK index was dragged down by falls on Wall Street.

At 12:12 EDT (17:12 BST), the Dow was down 0.98 per cent to 9.964.55 – as the index continues to flirt with the 10,000 level.

Pushing down the index was the Bank of America recording a $1 billion (£611 million) loss.

In Chicago, the Windy City's S&P 500 was down 1.03 per cent.

Falls also came in Europe, with the Cac 40 in Paris down 1.45 per cent and the Dax in Frankfurt falling 1.50 per cent. ADNFCR-1783-ID-19413868-ADNFCR

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