UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, January 07, 2005

January 7: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.105 %
Standard deviation0.867
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 198410
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19845


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)
Avg. % change0.082%0.8%0.052%-0.334%
Standard deviation % change1.7724.1541.2631.191
No. of times price has gone up11 14103
No. of times price has gone down1110 94
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Flat (Reuters)
Slovakia Evolves Into European Auto Hub (AP)
London shares close higher as BA soars and insurers extend gains (AFP)
European stocks rebound as dollar firms (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)
European stocks mixed in early deals: FTSE 100 up 0.11 percent (AFP)
Dollar Steady Against Euro in New Year (AP)

On this day
1782 The Bank of North America, in Philadelphia, started business, making it the first commercial bank in the US.

BBC - On This Day
1976: Iceland and Britain clash at sea
A British naval frigate is involved in another collision with an Icelandic gunboat in the Atlantic.
1990: Leaning Tower of Pisa closed to public
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public for the first time in its 800 history amid safety fears.
1980: Gandhi returned by landslide vote
Indians vote Indira Gandhi back into power - less than three years after rejecting her "emergency dictatorship".
1965: Krays in custody over menace charge
Identical twin brothers Ronald and Reginald Kray are in custody charged in connection with running a protection racket.
2000: Aitken freed from prison early
Former Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken is released from jail after serving less than half of his 18-month sentence.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for January 7

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