UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, December 30, 2004

December 30: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.311 %
Standard deviation0.892
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19844
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19849


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)27528310340
Avg. % change-0.13%-0.237%0.214%0.274%
Standard deviation % change0.6111.2250.8730.903
No. of times price has gone up10 10104
No. of times price has gone down1113 81
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Move Sideways (Reuters)
Euro offers US dollar a respite (AFP)
London shares end at session highs as insurers bounce back from early lows (AFP)
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)
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)

BBC - On This Day
1994: Gunman kills two women at abortion clinic
Two women are shot dead and at least five others injured after a gunman opens fire at two neighbouring abortion clinics.
2002: Diana Ross arrested for drink-driving
Singer Diana Ross is stopped by the police for drinking and driving after her car is seen swerving across a road.
1958: Castro's rebels edge closer to capital
Thousands die in the bloodiest fighting in Cuba's history as rebels threaten to overthrow the military regime of President Batista.
1971: Iranians deported from Iraq
Some of the approximately 60,000 Iranian men, women and children expelled from Iraq in the past few days try to make their way home.
1986: Coal mine canaries made redundant
More than 200 canary birds are to be phased out of Britain's mining pits and replaced by hand-held gas detectors.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 30

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