The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all 623 eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at 3,058.58, a slight increase of 3.60 points on the day and 36.03 points lower than its 3,094.61 opening value at the start of the week.

So far this year the FTSE All Share index, which accounts for approximately 98% of the UK’s market capitalisation, has dropped slightly, being 4.27 points lower than its’ opening value of 3062.85 at the start of trading on 4^th January 2011.