November 26 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.178
Standard deviation : 0.878
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 10

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 187 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.022 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
188 , 245 and 165 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.022	0.012	-0.088	-0.006
No. of times price has gone up	11	10	9	4
No. of times price has gone down	10	12	10	3
Standard deviation % change	0.689	1.078	0.908	0.608

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

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Yahoo European Business
Euro Rises Above $1.33 As Dollar Slides (AP)
Oil, Steel Help European Stocks Higher (AP)
European stocks end higher on thin volume; oil and euro cap gains (Canadian Press)
Business group cuts Britain's 2005 economic growth forecast (Canadian Press)
German confidence evaporates in face of euro, oil prices (AFP)
Bourses decline as euro strength fears remain (FT.com)
EU Threatens Consequences for Ukraine (AP)
Shares close lower as British Land, Tomkins offset solid US (AFP)
Oil Prices Up Despite Rising Inventories (AP)
U.S. Stocks Up, Dollar Off Before Holiday (Reuters)
European stocks mixed in early trading (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1983: £25m gold heist at Heathrow
An armed gang carries out Britain's largest-ever robbery from the Brinks Mat warehouse, at London's Heathrow Airport.
1992: Queen to be taxed from next year
The Queen is to become the first British monarch since the 1930s to pay income tax.
1953: Lords vote for commercial television
Peers back the Government's proposals for commercial television - despite fierce opposition from some rebels who fear the influence of advertisers.
1972: Police foil IRA hospital rescue attempt
Eight armed men protesting against the imprisonment of IRA hunger striker Sean MacStiofain try to rescue him from a Dublin hospital.
1968: Race discrimination law tightened
The new Race Relations Act makes it illegal to refuse housing, employment or public services to people because of their ethnic background.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for November 26