February 17: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.607 %
Standard deviation	0.751
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	4
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	10

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)
Avg. % change	0.016%	0.106%	0.44%	0.084%
Standard deviation % change	0.736	1.515	1.535	2.483
No. of times price has gone up	8	15	12	1
No. of times price has gone down	11	9	9	5

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

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Yahoo European Business
Total, CS Lead European Stocks Higher (Reuters)
US, EU voice goal of "barrier-free"transatlantic market (AFP)
London shares end lower, hit by rate hike concerns (AFP)
Eurozone ministers divided on stability pact reform (AFP)
European stock lower with eyes on Greenspan (AFP)
France pushes case to lift China arms embargo despite US fears: minister (AFP)
Iran Explosion Sets Off Fears of Attack (AP)
London shares close at fresh 32-month highs (AFP)
Euro-zone economic growth slows in final quarter 2004 (Canadian Press)
German economy shows unexpected dip in fourth quarter of 2004 (Canadian Press)
Eurozone posts growth of 2.0 percent in 2004 (AFP)

On this day
2000 Shares in Durlacher reach their all-time high giving it a market cap of over £2 billion and making it a contender for the FTSE100. In the following 3 months the shares fell 90% and by mid 2003 its market cap was under £20 million.

BBC - On This Day
1979: China invades Vietnam
China sends hundreds of troops into Vietnam after weeks of tension and a military build-up along the border.
1987: Tamils strip off at Heathrow
A group of Tamils seeking asylum in Britain protest at Heathrow airport by removing their clothes as they are about to be deported.
1992: Cannibal killer jailed for life
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life in the US for murdering and dismembering 15 young men and boys.
1959: Turkish leader involved in fatal crash
Turkish Prime Minister Adnan Menderes survives an air crash near London that killed 12 people.
1965: Countdown to Gambian independence
The Duke and Duchess of Kent celebrate the end of 300 years of colonial rule in Gambia with 35 chiefs.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for February 17