UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, March 04, 2005

March 4: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.353 %
Standard deviation0.9
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19845
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 198410


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)
Avg. % change-0.199%-0.149%0.217%0.041%
Standard deviation % change1.2041.5211.8770.567
No. of times price has gone up10 984
No. of times price has gone down1014 122
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European stocks climb in early deals (AFP)
Quebec Premier Charest calls for stronger NAFTA modelled on EU (Canadian Press)
ECB Puts Brave Face on Slowdown, Rates Kept Steady (Reuters)
Trichet slams EU's extension of deadline for Greece to cut public deficit (AFP)
AstraZeneca sees share price surge after FDA backs Crestor drug (AFP)
European Shares Flat; Astra Leads (Reuters)
AstraZeneca helps London's FTSE 100 higher (FT.com)
EU member states fail to report fraud consistently: British watchdog (AFP)
EU Approves Bailout for Freight Operator (AP)
IMF sees German public deficit at 3.6 pct of GDP this year (AFP)
German Unemployment Rises to New High (AP)

On this day
1966 John Lennon said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.

BBC - On This Day
1976: Guilty verdict for 'Maguire Seven'
A 40-year-old Irish born mother-of-four and six others are jailed for possessing explosives. Their convictions are later quashed.
1989: Six die in Purley rail crash
Six people die and 80 are injured, some of them seriously, in a train crash at Purley in Surrey.
1969: Kray twins guilty of McVitie murder
The Kray twins, Ronald and Reginald, face life sentences after being found guilty of murder at the Central Criminal Court.
1980: Mugabe to lead independent Zimbabwe
Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become the country's first black prime minister.
1975: Comic genius Chaplin is knighted
Silent film legend Charlie Chaplin has become Sir Charles after a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for March 4

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