December 29: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.335 %
Standard deviation	1.283
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	3
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	10

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	80	128	102	48
Avg. % change	0.227%	0.18%	0.215%	0.239%
Standard deviation % change	1.235	1.412	1.484	1.21
No. of times price has gone up	12	10	13	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	9	6	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
European Stocks at 2-1/2-Year Highs (Reuters)
European stocks show late firmness on strong US data (AFP)
Dollar Falls to New Low Vs Euro (Reuters)
Dollar Near Record Low Against Euro (AP)
Markets refuse to slow down (FT.com)
Turkey set for currency reform to showcase economic progress (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)
A Different Look at iShares (The Motley Fool)

BBC - On This Day
1998: Six die as huge waves smash into yachts
Six people have died after mountainous seas smashed into yachts taking part in the prestigous Sydney to Hobart race.
1986: Harold Macmillan dies
Lord Stockton, the former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, dies aged 92.
1984: Rajiv Gandhi wins landslide election victory
Rajiv Gandhi claims a massive victory for his assassinated mother's Congress Party in the Indian general election.
1975: New laws to end battle of the sexes
Radical new legislation introducing a woman's right to equal pay and status comes into force today.
2000: Freezing Britain grinds to a halt
A blanket of snow descends on the country as Arctic conditions disrupt travel.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 29