November 19 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.127
Standard deviation : 1.051
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 9
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 6

---

Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 139 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.119 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
74 , 44 and 176 respectively.

---

---

Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.119	0.345	0.387	-0.015
No. of times price has gone up	12	12	12	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	9	7	4
Standard deviation % change	1.012	0.973	1.91	1.528

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

---

Yahoo European Business
Dollar Rallies from Record Low Vs. Euro (Reuters)
London shares close firmer, off morning's high (AFP)
No Fast Filler for a Deep Trade Hole (BusinessWeek Online)
Retailers see subdued start to Christmas period (AFP)
Shares close on bullish note as NY soars; Royal Sun, mmO2 up (AFP)
EU May Give Greece More Time for Cut (AP)
US'Snow cites "shared responsibility"to fight economic imbalances (AFP)
German Advisers See Growth Slowing in 2005 (AP)
British labour market takes turn for worse (AFP)
European Shares Shrug Off Record Euro (Reuters)
Markets Push Dollar to New Low Vs. Euro (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1977: Egyptian leader's Israel trip makes history
The president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, becomes the first Arab leader ever to visit Israel.
1994: Britain braced for first lottery draw
Britain's first national lottery draw is about to be shown live on a flagship BBC One show.
1992: Hillsborough victim allowed to die
Doctors treating Hillsborough victim Tony Bland can disconnect feeding tubes keeping him alive, a judge at the High Court in London rules.
1985: Superpower summit 'off to good start'
The first meeting in six years between the world's superpowers begins in Switzerland.
1967: Wilson defends 'pound in your pocket'
The Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, stands by his decision to devalue the pound saying it will tackle the "root cause"of Britain's economic problems.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for November 19