March 6: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.401 %
Standard deviation	0.804
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	-0.485%	-0.018%	-0.124%	-0.099%
Standard deviation % change	1.936	1.907	1.067	0.916
No. of times price has gone up	9	13	9	2
No. of times price has gone down	10	10	8	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
Gulf seminar hears EU call for effective laws to fight terror funding (AFP)
London shares close higher as US rate fears recede (AFP)
U.S. Data Lift Euro Stocks, Bond Prices (Reuters)
German Business Failures Down in 2004 (AP)
European Stocks Steady Before Payrolls (Reuters)
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)
EU member states fail to report fraud consistently: British watchdog (AFP)

On this day
2000 FTSE Techmark index reached its record closing high of 5,743.40.
2000 Celltech shares peak at 1843.5p, having risen over 4 times in value in just the previous 4 months.

BBC - On This Day
1987: Hundreds trapped as car ferry capsizes
Forty-nine people are confirmed dead and dozens are missing as a car ferry capsizes just outside the Belgian port of Zeebrugge.
1993: Angolans die in battle for Huambo
Hundreds of people are reported to have died in clashes between the rebel Unita movement and Angolan government forces in the central town of Huambo.
1961: 'Ukulele king' Formby dies
One of Britain's most popular entertainers, George Formby, has died after suffering a heart attack.
1957: Ghana celebrates independence
The people of Ghana celebrate the end of colonial rule and the dawn of their independence.
1970: Rabies ban on British pet imports
The British Government announces an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for March 6