The FTSE All Share index, representing the performance of all of the eligible companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has finished the week at 2,783.65, an increase of 17.19 points on the day and 77.11 points higher than its 2,706.54 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 gone down 279.20 points from its’ opening price of 3062.85 at the start of trading on 4^th January 2011.