April 15: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.423 %
Standard deviation	0.871
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	10

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	354	251	348	38
Avg. % change	-0.428%	-0.155%	-0.49%	0.278%
Standard deviation % change	1.197	2.246	2.076	1.82
No. of times price has gone up	5	11	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	15	11	10	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
Sterling stays strong versus listing euro (AFP)
London shares end session in the red, hit by NY falls and slide in miners (AFP)
European stocks fall after Wall Street slump (AFP)
Dutch Bank's Bid for Antonveneta Approved (AP)
Chirac Urges French to OK Constitution (AP)
Oils Lead European Stocks Down (Reuters)
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 on weak growth (AFP)

On this day
2004 Diageo announced it would close its Park Royal brewery and transfer Guinness production to Ireland. (The five biggest markets for Guinness worldwide then were: UK, Ireland, Nigeria, US, and Cameroon).

BBC - On This Day
1945: British troops liberate Bergen-Belsen
British troops enter the concentration camp after negotiating a truce with the German commandant.
1986: US launches air strikes on Libya
The United States bombs Tripoli in retaliation for Libyan terrorist attacks on American targets.
1989: Soccer fans crushed at Hillsborough
At least 93 football supporters have been killed in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster.
1942: Malta gets George Cross for bravery
The people of Malta are awarded the George Cross in recognition of their heroic struggle against enemy occupation.
1998: Former Cambodian dictator dies
The former Cambodian dictator, Pol Pot, whose regime led to the deaths of millions of his people, has died.
2000: White farmer shot dead in Zimbabwe
A white farmer in Zimbabwe has been kidnapped and shot dead by squatters occupying his land.
1953: Britain honours American hero
Reis Leming, a 22-year-old US airman, is awarded the George Medal for rescuing people trapped by winter floods.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 15