February 11: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.439 %
Standard deviation	1.024
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)
Avg. % change	-0.372%	0.175%	-0.133%	-0.003%
Standard deviation % change	1.024	2.253	1.096	0.572
No. of times price has gone up	6	9	8	3
No. of times price has gone down	14	13	11	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Track NY Gain (Reuters)
Shares close higher as FTSE 100 hits 5,000 mark (AFP)
Share Prices Hit 5,000 Mark in London (AP)
Bank of England leaves interest rates at 4.75 percent (AFP)
FTSE 100 closes lower as oil prices bounce back (AFP)
London FTSE 100 breaks through 5,000 points barrier (AFP)
Bank of England expected to hold interest rates (AFP)
Ex-divs to pull London lower (FT.com)
French Outline Latest Economic Program (AP)
European stocks steady in early trading (AFP)
U.S. Dollar Gains on Euro (AP)

On this day
1974 Petrol prices in the UK rose 8p per gallon to 50p-52p.

BBC - On This Day
1990: Freedom for Nelson Mandela
Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years.
1956: 'Cambridge spies' surface in Moscow
Two British diplomats, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, who vanished in mysterious circumstances five years ago re-appear in the Soviet Union.
1979: Victory for Khomeini as army steps aside
Supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini appear to be in control of the Iranian capital, Tehran tonight.
1975: Tories choose first woman leader
The British Conservative Party chooses Margaret Thatcher as its new leader.
1987: Mrs Payne is no brothel Madam
Party planner Cynthia Payne is acquitted of nine charges of controlling prostitutes at her home in south-west London.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for February 11