November 30 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.302
Standard deviation : 1.423
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 7

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 146 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.098 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
61 , 76 and 101 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.098	0.391	0.29	0.099
No. of times price has gone up	9	8	9	2
No. of times price has gone down	11	15	10	1
Standard deviation % change	1.038	2.877	1.195	0.373

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

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Open Modestly Firmer (Reuters)
Dollar little moved against euro as US reiterates belief in 'strong dollar'(AFP)
Euro Eclipse of Dollar Ruffles Bank Chief (AP)
Shares close firmer, but well off highs, as Wall Street slumps (AFP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rally (Reuters)
European stocks rally as dollar firms (AFP)
Dollar falls back but caution remains ahead of this week's US data (AFP)
European bourses seen opening lower (FT.com)
Iran Pledges Again to Halt All Nuke Enrichment Work (Reuters)
Berlusconi gets on early election footing (AFP)
Eurozone data to confirm slumping confidence, easing inflation (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
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Almost 1,000 people are forced to abandon a luxury cruise ship in the Indian Ocean after it catches fire.
1982: Animal activists bomb Downing Street
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1968: Shops told to stop conning customers
Shopkeepers will face prosecution under a new trade law if they do not tell the truth about the goods they are selling from now on.
1954: Winston Churchill turns 80
The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, celebrates his 80th birthday in a day of ceremonies and tributes to his remarkable career.
1999: T-bone steaks on sale by Christmas
The ban on beef on the bone is to be lifted next month, with T-bone steaks and ribs of beef back on sale for the first tmie in two years.

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