UK Stock Market Almanac

Sunday, April 10, 2005

April 10: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.482 %
Standard deviation1.734
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19847
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19848


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)307362320252
Avg. % change-0.216%-1.035%-0.31%-0.117%
Standard deviation % change1.2843.5791.5980.741
No. of times price has gone up6 962
No. of times price has gone down1214 132
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
EU stability pact reform won't help new members get euro quicker: Trichet (AFP)
London shares end week on high note as Boots bid talk lifts sentiment (AFP)
European stocks rise in early deals (AFP)
Outlooks for U.S., Euro Zone Worsen: OECD (Reuters)
EU sues Italy over subsidy law; orders Rome to stop covering shipbuilding loans (Canadian Press)
Crude Futures Fall After EU Cuts Forecast (AP)
Pound loses ground versus dollar (AFP)
EU head office revises 2005 growth forecast lower to 1.6 per cent (Canadian Press)
French economy grew 2.4 per cent in 2004, now risks slowdown (Canadian Press)
Share Prices Fall on London Exchange (AP)
German unemployed put Schroeder in stranglehold (AFP)

On this day
2001 Tesco became the first UK supermarket to earn profits in excess of £1bn.

BBC - On This Day
1998: Northern Ireland peace deal reached
The Northern Ireland peace talks have ended with an historic agreement called the Good Friday Agreement.
1972: Earthquake kills thousands in Iran
At least 4,000 people die in a massive earthquake in southern Iran which flattens entire towns and villages.
1968: Dozens die in NZ ferry disaster
Fifty-one people die when a ferry capsizes in Wellington harbour, New Zealand, during one of the worst storms ever to hit the country.
1981: Hunger striker elected MP
Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands has been elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.
2000: Damages for sacked HIV manager
A shop manager who was sacked for being HIV positive is to receive thousands of pounds in compensation.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 10

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