December 13 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.049
Standard deviation : 0.675
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 9

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 184 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.036 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
161 , 213 and 185 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.036	0.087	-0.027	-0.024
No. of times price has gone up	11	12	10	1
No. of times price has gone down	9	11	9	4
Standard deviation % change	0.93	1.299	0.922	0.595

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

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Edge Upwards (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)
Germany to escape EU excessive deficit procedure: reports (AFP)
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)
Bank of England keeps interest rates steady, as expected (AFP)
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
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A group of gunmen breaks through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi.
1981: Military crackdown on Polish people
Military rulers in Poland have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest.
1972: New offer for Thalidomide victims
More than 300 British victims of the Thalidomide drug are being offered a compensation deal said to be worth £11.85m.
1958: Monkey lost after space flight
The search for a small bushy-tailed monkey fired into space in the nose cone of a Jupiter missile has been called off.

Wikipedia On This Day
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