UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, December 09, 2004

December 9 - FTSE 100 indicators since 1984
Average percentage change for this day: 0.054
Standard deviation : 0.936
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984: 7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984: 7


Out of 366 days in a year (including leap years), today is ranked 364 in gold price percentage change performance, with an average negative change in gold price , since 1970, of -0.59 percent.
The day rankings for silver , platinum and paladium are
358 , 362 and 19 respectively.



Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Avg. % change-0.59-0.858-0.6810.405
No. of times price has gone up3 1084
No. of times price has gone down1613 102
Standard deviation % change0.8791.5611.2891.173
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Shares end lower as miners weigh, Standard Chartered disappoints (AFP)
Brown pledges 'new Marshall Plan'for developing world (AFP)
Bank of England policymakers meet; no change seen on interest rates (AFP)
European stocks dragged down by Wall Street correction (AFP)
Miners Lead European Stocks Down (Reuters)
Dollar gets no help from talk, sinks to fresh low (AFP)
Euro soars to fresh highs against dollar, investors ignore Euro group fears (AFP)
Leading shares post modest gains (AFP)
EU Official Concerned About Italy Figures (AP)
Italy joins Greece in EU dock over dodgy data (AFP)
Europe raises pressure on US to prop up dollar (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed
Tripartite talks on Northern Ireland end in an historic agreement to set up a Council of Ireland.
1996: Guilty verdict on school machete attacker
A man who attacked three children and four women with a machete is found guilty of attempted murder.
1992: American marines land in Somalia
American forces land in Somalia to begin humanitarian operation in famine-stricken country.
1987: Gatting row halts play in Pakistan
The England cricket tour hangs in the balance as a row erupts between England captain Mike Gatting and the umpire Shakoor Rana.
1957: Post Office issues Christmas warning
The Post Master General kicks off a campaign urging the public to send their Christmas cards in good time.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 9

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