April 12: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.208 %
Standard deviation	0.576
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
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)	228	190	138	129
Avg. % change	-0.05%	0.004%	0.138%	0.047%
Standard deviation % change	0.582	1.226	0.767	0.445
No. of times price has gone up	8	11	12	3
No. of times price has gone down	10	9	6	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
EU calls for orderly appreciation of Asian currencies (AFP)
EU fails to agree on dividing money from Philip Morris settlement (AFP)
Eurozone calls for exchange rate flexibility from Asia (AFP)
EU, South Korea Face Off at WTO Meeting (AP)
Britain: If The Economy Ain't Broke... (BusinessWeek Online)
European stocks fall in early deals (AFP)
Germany: EU Wants Closer Ties With Russia (AP)
PM Blair banking on strong British economy to hand Labour re-election (AFP)
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)
Outlooks for U.S., Euro Zone Worsen: OECD (Reuters)

On this day
1922 Coco Chanel introduces her new perfume, No. 5., created by a chemist on the Riviera.
1996 Yahoo shares nearly tripled in price on first day of trading.

BBC - On This Day
1961: Soviets win space race
The Soviet Union beats the USA in the race to get the first man into space and Yuri Gagarin becomes a national hero.
1975: US pulls out of Cambodia
The US has admitted defeat in Cambodia and removed its remaining embassy personnel from the capital, Phnom Penh.
1997: Bosnian bomb plot fails to stop Pope
Police in Sarajevo discover mines under a bridge just hours before the arrival of the Pope.
1984: Scargill vetoes national ballot on strike
Arthur Scargill, leader of the miners' union the NUM, will not allow a national ballot to take place on whether to stop the strike.
2000: Queen honours NI police
The Queen presents the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) with the George Cross, the highest civilian award for bravery.

Wikipedia On This Day
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