February 6: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.188 %
Standard deviation	0.873
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	0.3%	1.789%	0.426%	-3.995%
Standard deviation % change	1.308	5.38	1.288	19.606
No. of times price has gone up	9	13	11	2
No. of times price has gone down	11	11	9	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks end week on high note (AFP)
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)
German Unemployment Passes 5 Million Mark (AP)
EU Sets Out on Course to Create More Jobs (AP)
EU outlines new business-friendly economic vision (AFP)
Shares rise with help from mining issues and strong Wall Street (AFP)
Poll: Europeans Down on Economy (AP)

On this day
2002 James Dyson, inventor and manufacturer of the well known vacuum cleaners announced he was moving production from Wiltshire to Malaysia.

BBC - On This Day
1952: King George VI dies in his sleep
His Majesty, King George VI, dies peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House, aged 56.
1958: United players killed in air disaster
Seven Manchester United footballers are among 21 dead after an air crash in Munich.
1983: 'Butcher of Lyon' returns to face trial
War criminal and former Gestapo commandant, Klaus Barbie, arrives in France to stand trial for crimes committed 37 years ago.
1997: Widow allowed dead husband's baby
The Court of Appeal makes an historic judgement in favour of Diane Blood who will be allowed to be inseminated with her dead husband's sperm.
1971: Man plays golf on the Moon
Alan Shepard becomes the first man to hit a golf ball on the Moon during a two-day Moon walk from Apollo 14.
1964: Green light for Channel Tunnel
The British and French Governments announce their commitment to build a tunnel under the English Channel.

Wikipedia On This Day
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