December 17 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.153
Standard deviation : 0.842
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 8

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Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 43 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.339 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
55 , 63 and 55 respectively.

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Avg. % change	0.339	0.434	0.32	0.216
No. of times price has gone up	12	14	10	4
No. of times price has gone down	9	10	10	3
Standard deviation % change	1.395	1.738	1.621	1.33

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

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Yahoo European Business
European Shares Little Changed (Reuters)
Barroso warns EU leaders against doing Europe on the cheap (AFP)
European stocks rise as dealers overlook oil price rally (AFP)
London opens with gains on bid flurry (FT.com)
Leading shares pare gains as Wall St. turns lower on weak oil stocks (AFP)
German Regulators Investigating Citigroup (AP)
Global Markets: European Stocks Rise (Reuters)
France and Germany escape EU deficit doghouse (AFP)
Europe Jittery on Turkish Membership (AP)
Iran, Europeans Launch Nuclear Talks Seeking Trust (Reuters)
Inflation and growth on target, but deficit a problem for Turkey's economy (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1944: German counter-attacks in Ardennes
Germans tanks, aircraft and paratroops cross the Luxembourg and Belgian borders in massive counter-offensive.
2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders
Former school caretaker Ian Huntley is convicted of the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.
1968: Mary Bell found guilty of double killing
An 11-year-old girl is sentenced to life in detention at Newcastle Assizes for killing two small boys.
1983: Harrods bomb blast kills six
Three police officers and three members of the public are killed and many others injured after a car bomb attack near Harrods.
1942: Britain condemns massacre of Jews
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reports on the persecution of Jews in Eastern Europe and reads declaration condemning "this bestial policy".
1996: Aid workers killed in Chechnya
Six Red Cross workers are shot dead as they sleep in a hospital in Chechnya.
1976: Opec members split over prices
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates reject Opec's recommended 15% oil price increase and choose to impose a lower price rise.

Wikipedia On This Day
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