February 4: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
European Stocks at New 2-1/2 Year Highs (Reuters)
U.S. Dollar Gains on Euro (AP)
Commentary: The Downside Of Higher Productivity (BusinessWeek Online)
Nations Balk at New EU Tariffs on Bananas (AP)
Henkel profits soar on one-off gains (AFP)
European stocks struggle in early deals (AFP)
Profit taking likely to nudge bourses lower (FT.com)
German Unemployment Passes 5 Million Mark (AP)
Brussels warned over terror finance law (FT.com)
EU Sets Out on Course to Create More Jobs (AP)
EU outlines new business-friendly economic vision (AFP)
On this day
1971 British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt.
BBC - On This Day
1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing
Eleven people are killed in a bomb blast on a bus travelling to an army base in North Yorkshire.
1998: 4,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquake
An earthquake in northern Afghanistan leaves thousands dead, injured or homeless.
1968: More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain
Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrive in Britain, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing discrimination.
1988: Defiant seamen strike on
Thousands of seamen at major British ports are continuing to strike even though their union has called an end to the action.
1973: Vietnam observers' struggle for peace
International inspection teams in Vietnam have been sent into the countryside to monitor the truce agreed last Saturday in Paris.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for February 4
| Average percentage change for this day | -0.343 % |
| Standard deviation | 0.919 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 9 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 6 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | ||||
| Avg. % change | 0.527% | 0.513% | 0.237% | 0.384% |
| Standard deviation % change | 1.509 | 2.79 | 1.59 | 0.852 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
Yahoo European Business
European Stocks at New 2-1/2 Year Highs (Reuters)
U.S. Dollar Gains on Euro (AP)
Commentary: The Downside Of Higher Productivity (BusinessWeek Online)
Nations Balk at New EU Tariffs on Bananas (AP)
Henkel profits soar on one-off gains (AFP)
European stocks struggle in early deals (AFP)
Profit taking likely to nudge bourses lower (FT.com)
German Unemployment Passes 5 Million Mark (AP)
Brussels warned over terror finance law (FT.com)
EU Sets Out on Course to Create More Jobs (AP)
EU outlines new business-friendly economic vision (AFP)
On this day
1971 British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt.
BBC - On This Day
1974: Soldiers and children killed in coach bombing
Eleven people are killed in a bomb blast on a bus travelling to an army base in North Yorkshire.
1998: 4,000 feared dead in Afghan earthquake
An earthquake in northern Afghanistan leaves thousands dead, injured or homeless.
1968: More Kenyan Asians flee to Britain
Another 96 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrive in Britain, the latest in a growing exodus of Kenyan Asians fleeing discrimination.
1988: Defiant seamen strike on
Thousands of seamen at major British ports are continuing to strike even though their union has called an end to the action.
1973: Vietnam observers' struggle for peace
International inspection teams in Vietnam have been sent into the countryside to monitor the truce agreed last Saturday in Paris.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for February 4
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