November 17 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.001
Standard deviation : 1.035
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 8
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 5

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 327 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average negative change in gold price , since 1970, of -0.274 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
162 , 323 and 230 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	-0.274	0.085	-0.331	-0.083
No. of times price has gone up	10	10	9	2
No. of times price has gone down	10	11	11	3
Standard deviation % change	1.11	1.776	1.997	0.552

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
Dollar Hits All-Time Low Against Euro (AP)
Telecoms leads FTSE higher (FT.com)
US to fight economic imbalances, but responsibility is shared: Snow (AFP)
EU battles over stability pact reform (AFP)
EU finance ministers tell Greece to control its public deficit (AFP)
EU Keeps Pressure on U.S. to Curb Deficits (AP)
European stocks retreat on profit-taking (AFP)
German Chancellor Warns on Strong Euro (AP)
Euro Zone Presses U.S. on Weak Dollar (Reuters)
Inflation heats up as energy prices rise (AFP)
Snow helps uphold dollar; euro below 1.30 (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
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1953: Twenty die in Channel collision
Twenty Italian sailors die following a collision between two boats in the English Channel.
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Wikipedia On This Day
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