UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, December 03, 2004

December 3 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.118
Standard deviation : 0.781
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 9


Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 140 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average positive change in gold price , since 1970, of 0.116 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
41 , 230 and 50 respectively.



Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Avg. % change0.1160.513-0.0560.236
No. of times price has gone up11 1484
No. of times price has gone down109 122
Standard deviation % change1.1091.9271.3071.002
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Chipmakers Pump Up European Stocks (Reuters)
ECB Eyed Rate Hike Despite Weak Growth (Reuters)
European stocks join global rally as oil slides (AFP)
Chancellor predicts steady growth in 'election year'(AFP)
Chief Gordon Brown Predicts Strong Growth (AP)
British chancellor delivers upbeat economic outlook (AFP)
German jobless rate edges up to 10.8 percent in November (AFP)
German Unemployment Rises in November (AP)
European Central Bank Keeps Rates Steady (AP)
Dollar Reaches Low Against Euro, Pound (AP)
German Cabinet Approves Budget Guidelines (AP)

BBC - On This Day
1984: Hundreds die in Bhopal chemical accident
A dense cloud of lethal gas escapes from a chemical factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal, killing hundreds of people.
1992: Bomb explosions in Manchester
Emergency services are dealing with casualties at the scene of two bomb blasts in the centre of Manchester.
1971: Pakistan intensifies air raids on India
India declares a state of emergency as airports are hit during a Pakistani attack on the country.
1988: Egg industry fury over salmonella claim
Claims by a health minister that eggs contain salmonella are branded alarmist and incorrect.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 3

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