November 20 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.113
Standard deviation : 1.004
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 8
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 8

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 35 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.36 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
276 , 161 and 62 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.36	-0.222	0.087	0.201
No. of times price has gone up	11	12	11	4
No. of times price has gone down	9	11	7	1
Standard deviation % change	1.222	2.613	0.94	0.586

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

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Yahoo European Business
Shares close lower as Wall St. slides on Fed comments (AFP)
EU blocks Portuguese gas and electricity merger: economy minister (AFP)
Weak dollar also has disadvantages for US: Eichel (AFP)
Dollar Rallies from Record Low Vs. Euro (Reuters)
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)

BBC - On This Day
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At least 27 people, including the British consul-general, die in two suicide bomb attacks in the Turkish capital, Istanbul.
1992: Blaze rages in Windsor Castle
A fierce blaze is raging through Windsor Castle in Berkshire, threatening one of the world's greatest collections of art.
1986: Police renew hunt for Moors victims
Police begin a search for more victims of the Moors murderers, after receiving new information from Myra Hindley.
1978: Liberal MP accused of murder plot
Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe is accused in court of plotting to kill his former homosexual lover.
1951: British families leave Egypt's Canal Zone
More than 1,000 families of British service men have begun moving out of the Canal Zone town of Ismailia.

Wikipedia On This Day
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