November 2 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.055385
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 6
Standard deviation : 0.918851

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.044583	0.270000	0.223750	0.147917
No. of times price has gone up	9	12	12	2
No. of times price has gone down	11	12	7	2
Standard deviation % change	0.956365	1.483582	1.701989	0.744334

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

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Yahoo European Business
German retail sales continue to stagnate in third quarter (AFP)
European stocks rise with eyes fixed on US vote (AFP)
Netherlands calls for Hezbollah to be placed on EU terrorism list (AFP)
Shares close upbeat as oil eases, Wall St rebounds; miners ahead (AFP)
U.S. Stocks, Dollar Rise as Oil Drops (Reuters)
Oil Majors Underpin European Stocks (Reuters)
Oil Slows Manufacturing Growth (Reuters)
Eurozone manufacturing index falls to 10-month low (AFP)
Report: U.K. Economy to See Strong Growth (AP)
Upcoming eurozone data to show flat manufacturing, service sector outlook (AFP)
Euro Zone Inflation Shoots Up Sharply (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1986: US hostage freed in Beirut
David Jacobsen, an American held hostage in Beirut by Muslim fundamentalists, is released after 17 months in captivity.
1995: Ex-minister charged with apartheid murders
The former South African defence minister, General Magnus Malan, is arrested and charged with murder.
2000: Schools watchdog Woodhead resigns
The controversial chief inspector of schools in England, Chris Woodhead, steps down, to the delight of teachers' unions.
1951: 6,000 British troops flown into Egypt
The final phase of the largest troop airlift since the war brings reinforcements in to quell unrest in the Canal Zone.

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