UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, January 21, 2005

January 21: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.179 %
Standard deviation0.613
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19849
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19846


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)
Avg. % change-0.244%-0.168%-0.089%0.304%
Standard deviation % change1.4031.0711.5271.22
No. of times price has gone up11 11105
No. of times price has gone down1114 102
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Track NY Losses (Reuters)
Eurozone's trade deficit with China soars (FT.com)
FTSE 100 hit by weak tobacco, insurance stocks (AFP)
British ministers hire PR firm to praise EU (FT.com)
Germany world's largest exporter for second year in row, figures show (Canadian Press)
Luxembourg Confident of Euro Pact (AP)
EU at odds over reform to euro rules (AFP)
Stocks drop amid profit-taking, rising oil prices (AFP)
European Union signals new effort to change business and worker attitudes (Canadian Press)
EU Translation Costs to Surpass $1B Mark (AP)
Shares close higher as ITV, GUS rallies help offet weak Wall St. (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1981: Tehran frees US hostages after 444 days
The 52 American hostages held at the US embassy in Tehran for more than 14 months arrive in West Germany on their way home to the United States.
1992: UN threatens Libya with sanctions
Libya has been served with a resolution to hand over intelligence agents accused of two airliner bombings.
1950: Acclaimed author George Orwell dies
The writer, George Orwell, has died after a three-year battle against tuberculosis.
1997: Carers accused in child abuse inquiry
More than 80 people are named as child abusers in statements to the North Wales inquiry.
1966: Future of Monte Carlo rally in doubt
The Monte Carlo rally ends in uproar over the disqualification of the British cars expected to fill the first four places.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for January 21

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