UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, March 18, 2005

March 18: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.005 %
Standard deviation0.875
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19848
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)2932070315
Avg. % change0.407%-0.427%0.295%-0.326%
Standard deviation % change1.0943.0091.9451.144
No. of times price has gone up11 12121
No. of times price has gone down810 84
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Chancellor Schroeder seeks corporate tax cut to spur German economy (Canadian Press)
EU finds no evidence it funded Mideast violence (AFP)
EU's Barroso Comes Under Fire on Plans (AP)
European stocks mixed amid record high oil prices (AFP)
Euroshares Flat as Insurers Offset Oils (Reuters)
FTSE 100 closes sharply lower (AFP)
French Finance Chief Unveils BudgetPlans (AP)
Britain set for 3.0-3.5 percent growth in 2005: finance minister (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)

On this day
1891 Britain was linked to the continent by telephone.

BBC - On This Day
1967: Supertanker Torrey Canyon hits rocks
The supertanker Torrey Canyon has run aground between Land's End and the Scilly Isles, leaking oil into the sea.
1979: Three die in Golborne mine blast
Three die and eight are seriously injured in an explosion at a colliery in Lancashire.
1974: Violent border clashes at Golan Heights
Two Israeli soldiers are killed and three others injured along the Golan Heights.
1992: South Africa votes for change
White South Africans back an overwhelming mandate for political reforms to end apartheid.
1950: Government falls as Belgians vote for king
The Belgian government collapses over a referendum on the return from exile of King Leopold III.
1982: Judge halts 'obscenity' trial
Charges of gross indecency brought by Mary Whitehouse against a National Theatre director end today after intervention by the Attorney-General.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for March 18

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