December 27: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.452 %
Standard deviation	1.248
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	2
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	38	13	42	10
Avg. % change	0.354%	0.919%	0.4%	0.538%
Standard deviation % change	1.657	3.608	1.782	1.623
No. of times price has gone up	8	11	7	3
No. of times price has gone down	5	2	4	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Yen Weaker After Tsunami (Reuters)
Markets refuse to slow down (FT.com)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (AFP)
Eurostocks End at 2-1/2 Year Highs (Reuters)
European stocks close higher in Christmas Eve trading (AFP)
Euro shoots to record high 1.3548 dollars (AFP)
US threats over EU lifting China arms ban (AFP)
Shares end higher as festive rally continues (AFP)
EU Says Greece to Miss Deficit Targets (AP)
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BBC - On This Day
1985: Gunmen kill 16 at two European airports
At least 16 people are killed and more than 100 injured during twin terrorist attacks in Rome and Vienna.
1960: France explodes third atomic bomb
The French move a step closer to developing a compact nuclear bomb after a third test in the Sahara desert.
1997: Loyalist leader murdered in prison
A leading protestant paramilitary, Billy Wright, is shot dead at the maximum security Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
1977: Star Wars fever invades Britain
Thousands of people flock to UK cinemas to watch the long-awaited blockbuster, Star Wars.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 27