UK Stock Market Almanac

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

March 23: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.059 %
Standard deviation0.861
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19849
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19844


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)1153220372
Avg. % change0.16%0.588%-0.007%0.16%
Standard deviation % change1.0971.8371.1411.074
No. of times price has gone up10 1291
No. of times price has gone down88 93
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Euroshares Fall on Threat of Higher Rates (Reuters)
EU leaders, at Brussels summit, aiming to whip up economic growth (AFP)
European stocks heading for opening losses (FT.com)
EU Ministers Seen Moving to Back Wolfowitz (AP)
EU Loosens Budget Rules, Backtracks on Services (Reuters)
EU sees Wolfowitz as 'serious candidate'for World Bank job (AFP)
EU Leaders Endorse Looser Budget Pact (Reuters)
Highlights of the Amended Euro Zone Pact (AP)
EU leaders approve reform of budget pact (AFP)
EU Leaders Approve Changes in Euro Pact (AP)
London shares turn higher at the close (AFP)

On this day
1901 Dame Nellie Melba revealed the secret of her famous toast.

BBC - On This Day
1987: 30 hurt as car bomb hits Army base
More than 30 people are injured in a car bomb explosion at the UK Army headquarters in Rheindahlen, West Germany.
1983: Reagan launches Cold War into space
President Reagan has unveiled plans to combat nuclear war in space.
1981: New measures to contain farm disease
The government bans all animal transport to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
1977: Government wins no confidence vote
The government survives a vote of "no confidence"in the House of Commons thanks to support from the Liberals.
1991: Tories launch 'citizen charter'
Failing public service providers will be forced to offer customers cash refunds or face government budget cuts, the Prime Minister announces.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for March 23

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