March 17: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
FTSE 100 closes sharply lower (AFP)
French Finance Chief Unveils Budget Plans (AP)
Britain set for 3.0-3.5 percent growth in 2005: finance minister (AFP)
European shares slump on record oil prices and US trade gap, GM warning (AFP)
Technology and oil weigh on equities (FT.com)
EU ministers call for EU to help finance 320 bln euro housing repairs (AFP)
London shares close higher (AFP)
Both Sides Claim Victory in WTO Name Fight (AP)
German President Comments on Unemployment (AP)
Roche, Oils Lead European Shares Higher (Reuters)
ECB Chief Optimistic on Continuing Recovery (AP)
On this day
1845 Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London.
BBC - On This Day
1978: Civilians flee southern Lebanon
Thousands of Palestinian civilians flee a third day of Israeli attacks.
1957: BEA withdraws Viscount aircraft
British European Airways withdraws 25 Viscount 701s in the wake of the fatal Manchester aircrash.
1995: Killer Ronnie Kray dies
Notorious gangland killer Ronnie Kray dies in hospital two days after he collapses in his ward at Broadmoor.
1968: Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent
More than 200 people are arrested after thousands clash in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London.
1984: Boat race halted before starting
The 130th Boat Race is postponed less than an hour before it is due to start after the Cambridge vessel is involved in a collision.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for March 17
| Average percentage change for this day | 0.119 % |
| Standard deviation | 1.208 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 6 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 8 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | 365 | 363 | 361 | 164 |
| Avg. % change | -0.661% | -1.064% | -0.673% | -0.005% |
| Standard deviation % change | 2.085 | 3.416 | 2.938 | 0.515 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
Yahoo European Business
FTSE 100 closes sharply lower (AFP)
French Finance Chief Unveils Budget Plans (AP)
Britain set for 3.0-3.5 percent growth in 2005: finance minister (AFP)
European shares slump on record oil prices and US trade gap, GM warning (AFP)
Technology and oil weigh on equities (FT.com)
EU ministers call for EU to help finance 320 bln euro housing repairs (AFP)
London shares close higher (AFP)
Both Sides Claim Victory in WTO Name Fight (AP)
German President Comments on Unemployment (AP)
Roche, Oils Lead European Shares Higher (Reuters)
ECB Chief Optimistic on Continuing Recovery (AP)
On this day
1845 Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London.
BBC - On This Day
1978: Civilians flee southern Lebanon
Thousands of Palestinian civilians flee a third day of Israeli attacks.
1957: BEA withdraws Viscount aircraft
British European Airways withdraws 25 Viscount 701s in the wake of the fatal Manchester aircrash.
1995: Killer Ronnie Kray dies
Notorious gangland killer Ronnie Kray dies in hospital two days after he collapses in his ward at Broadmoor.
1968: Anti-Vietnam demo turns violent
More than 200 people are arrested after thousands clash in an anti-Vietnam war protest outside the United States embassy in London.
1984: Boat race halted before starting
The 130th Boat Race is postponed less than an hour before it is due to start after the Cambridge vessel is involved in a collision.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for March 17
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