UK Stock Market Almanac

Saturday, November 06, 2004

November 6 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.021
Standard deviation : 0.615
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 9


Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 258 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average negative change in gold price , since 1970, of -0.099 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
303 , 274 and 283 respectively.



Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Avg. % change-0.099-0.309-0.138-0.19
No. of times price has gone up9 982
No. of times price has gone down1012 115
Standard deviation % change1.1451.5431.6050.758
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Allawi Appeals to Europe for More Help (AP)
Shares end higher but off peaks as oil price offsets US data (AFP)
Chirac Worried About Weakness of Dollar (AP)
European stocks lifted by fall in oil prices (AFP)
Euro Stocks Rally After Strong U.S. Data (Reuters)
Weak industrial output weighs on British growth (AFP)
Dollar Struggles Before U.S. Jobs Report (Reuters)
FTSE gains after crude slides (FT.com)
London shares close higher; solid NY, rally in oils offset Man losses (AFP)
Germany unveils measures to fill public finance deficit (AFP)
Bank of England keeps interest rates at 4.75 percent (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1956: Allied forces take control of Suez
British and French troops protecting allied interests in the Suez Canal battle with Egyptian soldiers in the Canal Zone.
1996: 'Comeback Kid' wins second term
Democratic President Bill Clinton crushes Bob Dole but Republicans retain control of both Houses.
1999: Australia rejects republic
Australians reject a proposal to break ties with the British monarchy and become a republic.
1968: Nixon wins close contest for president
Richard Nixon finally emerges as the next president of the US narrowly beating Hubert Humphrey.
1986: Oil workers die in helicopter crash
A Chinook helicopter carrying oil rig workers plunges into the North Sea off the coast of Scotland.
1972: Pay and price freeze aims to curb inflation
The British Government impose controversial measures to try and halt spiralling inflation.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for November 6

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