February 25: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.297 %
Standard deviation	1.105
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
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	-0.232%	-0.023%	-0.505%	0.093%
Standard deviation % change	1.34	2.954	2.848	1.012
No. of times price has gone up	9	10	12	4
No. of times price has gone down	13	15	8	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
European Share Prices Flat (Reuters)
British economists predict interest rate rise as central bank reveals dissent (Canadian Press)
Shares slip on worries over oil, corporate earnings (AFP)
Dollar Rises as FOMC Suggests Rate Hikes (Reuters)
German Business Sentiment Gets Worse (AP)
European stocks drop after heavy Wall Street losses (AFP)
Small economies and new members to drive EU growth in 2005: UN (AFP)
Ukraine cool to Russia-led economic zone (AFP)
Drugs Brighten Weak European Stocks (Reuters)
Eurozone data to show business confidence returning (AFP)
Angered airlines predict EU compensation rules will hit fares, service (AFP)

On this day
1836 Samuel Colt patented the first revolving barrel multishot firearm.

BBC - On This Day
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1994: Jewish settler kills 30 at holy site
A Jewish doctor opens fire on Palestinians praying at a mosque in Hebron, killing up to 30 people.
1956: Khrushchev lashes out at Stalin
In a sensational speech to the Communist Party, the Soviet President denounces Joseph Stalin as a brutal despot.
1972: Miners call off crippling coal strike
Miners vote overwhelmingly in favour of a pay settlement after a seven-week strike that has seriously affected power supply.
1991: Birmingham Six on verge of freedom
After 17 years in prison, the Birmingham Six may soon be released after government law officers say their convictions cannot be considered safe.
1982: Parents can stop school beatings
The European Court of Human Rights rules corporal punishment in Britain's schools is a violation of the Human Rights Convention.

Wikipedia On This Day
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