January 10: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.113 %
Standard deviation	0.859
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	8
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	6

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)
Avg. % change	0.34%	0.665%	0.421%	-4.037%
Standard deviation % change	0.944	1.987	1.189	20.015
No. of times price has gone up	13	17	11	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	7	7	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks mixed in early deals: FTSE 100 up 0.03 percent (AFP)
European stocks gain as US jobs report sparks dollar rally (AFP)
EU urged to heed 'wake up call'after Asian disaster (AFP)
European Stocks Hit a New 2-1/2 Year High (Reuters)
Slovakia Evolves Into European Auto Hub (AP)
London shares close higher as BA soars and insurers extend gains (AFP)
Global Markets: Data, Fed Dent Stocks (Reuters)
U.S. Dollar Makes Gains Against Euro (AP)
German Unemployment Jumps in December (AP)
German Unemployment Climbs in December (AP)
French economic growth halted in third quarter, statistics agency Insee says (Canadian Press)

On this day
1901 The first major oil discovery in the US was found at Beaumont, Texas.
1979 Prime Minister, James Callaghan, flew back into strike-torn Britain denying allegations the country was in chaos.

BBC - On This Day
1954: Comet jet crashes with 35 on board
Thirty-five people are missing, feared dead, after a BOAC Comet jet airliner crashes into the Mediterranean.
1985: Gas blast kills eight in Putney
Eight people die and dozens injured when an explosion destroys a block of exclusive flats in south-west London.
1991: Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War
The United Nations Secretary General is leaving shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq.
1985: Safety concerns over electronic trike
An electric tricycle, capable of a top speed of 15 mph, drives into a safety row on its first day on the road.
1979: 'No chaos here' declares Callaghan
The Prime Minister, James Callaghan, flies back into strike-torn Britain denying allegations the country is in chaos.
1969: Civil rights protesters defiant
Civil rights leaders in Northern Ireland defy police orders and refuse to abandon their planned march through Newry in County Down.
1957: Macmillan becomes Prime Minister
Harold Macmillan accepts the Queen's invitation to become prime minister following the sudden resignation of Sir Anthony Eden.

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