UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, April 14, 2005

April 14: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.349 %
Standard deviation0.974
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 198410
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19843


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)8913412266
Avg. % change0.198%0.162%0.565%-0.145%
Standard deviation % change0.9011.4971.2521.406
No. of times price has gone up9 9102
No. of times price has gone down1012 62
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
London shares end higher (AFP)
European stocks rise after Wall Street rebound (AFP)
Romania, Bulgaria Must Reform to Join EU (AP)
EU ministers call for currency appreciation in Asia (AFP)
EU calls for orderly appreciation of Asian currencies (AFP)
EU fails to agree on dividing money from Philip Morris settlement (AFP)
EU ministers huddle for talks onweak growth (AFP)
EU, South Korea Face Off at WTO Meeting (AP)
Britain: If The Economy Ain't Broke... (BusinessWeek Online)
Germany: EU Wants Closer Ties With Russia (AP)
PM Blair banking on strong British economy to hand Labour re-election (AFP)

On this day
1994 The top executives of the 7 largest American tobacco companies testified in Congress that they did not believe cigarettes were addictive.
2000 Nasdaq plunged 355.5 points (10%), signalling the end of the tech boom.

BBC - On This Day
1970: Critical explosion cripples Apollo 13
An explosion on board Apollo 13 causes one of the most critical situations in American space history.
1988: USSR pledges to leave Afghanistan
The Soviet Union signs an agreement paving the way for pulling Russian troops out of Afghanistan.
2000: M25 killer gets life
A man who carried out a "road rage"killing is beginning a life sentence after being convicted of murder at the Old Bailey in London.
1979: New president for war-torn Uganda
A man driven into exile by former Uganda dictator Idi Amin has been sworn in as the country's new president.
1968: Berlin student unrest worsens
A massive student rally in West Berlin has ended in violent clashes between police and protesters.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 14

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