UK market update: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 end the week higher as AstraZeneca slips

London's markets are shut for the weekend, so the figures below are Friday's closing levels for the indices and shares, alongside the latest available sterling rates.

Indices

• FTSE 100: closed at 10,881.90, up 0.38% on the previous close.
• FTSE 250: closed at 24,533.90, up 0.45%.
• GBP/USD: sterling was at $1.3330, up 0.43%.
• GBP/EUR: sterling was at €1.1854, up 0.15%.

Both the blue-chip index and the more domestically focused FTSE 250 closed in positive territory. The pound rose against both the dollar and the euro, with the larger move against the dollar.

Stock movers

Of the ten UK shares we track, six closed higher and four lower.

Risers

• Unilever closed at 4,966p, up 1.03%, the strongest gain among the stocks we track.
• Shell closed at 3,938p, up 0.77%.
• BP closed at 614.10p, up 0.59%.
• Rio Tinto closed at 6,816p, up 0.59%.
• HSBC closed at 1,428p, up 0.48%.
• Barclays closed at 432.65p, up 0.06%, close to flat.

Fallers

• AstraZeneca closed at 12,446p, down 1.98%, the largest fall among the stocks we track.
• Lloyds Banking Group closed at 104.85p, down 0.94%.
• Rolls-Royce closed at 1,350.60p, down 0.9%.
• GSK closed at 1,862.50p, down 0.32%.

The two pharmaceutical names we follow, AstraZeneca and GSK, both closed lower. Both oil majors, Shell and BP, closed higher. The banks were mixed: HSBC and Barclays edged up while Lloyds fell.

In the news

• None of the headlines in our feed this morning relate directly to the FTSE 100, the FTSE 250, sterling or the companies listed above, so we have not drawn on them for this update.

In summary, UK indices closed Friday modestly higher and sterling was firmer, while individual moves among the stocks we track were mixed.

Figures are indicative and may be delayed. This is general information, not advice.