December 11 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: -0.231
Standard deviation : 1.077
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 11
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 5

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 163 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.063 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
166 , 154 and 88 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.063	0.073	0.104	0.125
No. of times price has gone up	10	10	10	4
No. of times price has gone down	9	12	7	3
Standard deviation % change	1.514	2.187	1.292	0.854

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

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Yahoo European Business
UK ministers to consult FTSE 100 bosses on EU treaty (FT.com)
On London: Blue-chips may be set for their time in the sun (FT.com)
London shares up amid volatility on mixed US data (AFP)
Putin "pleased"if Ukraine joins EU (AFP)
Stocks Dip as Dollar Rises and Oil Drops (Reuters)
European stocks climb after late US rally (AFP)
Dollar Recovery Aids European Shares (Reuters)
Bank of England keeps interest rates steady, as expected (AFP)
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)
Brown pledges 'new Marshall Plan'for developing world (AFP)
Bank of England policymakers meet; no change seen on interest rates (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1941: Germany and Italy declare war on US
Hitler and Mussolini announce they are at war with America which retaliates with its own declaration of war on "the forces of savagery and barbarism".
1994: Russian troops invade Chechnya
Russian president Boris Yeltsin orders ground troops into Chechnya after a two-week bombing campaign fails to bring the break-away territory to heel.
1979: Rhodesia reverts to British rule
Parliament passes a bill to end 14 years of illegal independence from Britain, transferring full authority to Lord Soames until elections are held.
1975: Attack on British vessels heightens Cod War
An Icelandic gunboat has opened fire on unarmed British fishery support vessels in the North Atlantic Sea.
2001: 30,000 postal jobs 'to be cut'
Up to 30,000 Post Office workers could lose their jobs over the next 18 months, Consignia, the company which runs the service, has announced.
1986: BBC Aids slogan angers church
Church leaders have condemned a radio campaign about Aids for "condoning promiscuity".

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 11