UK Stock Market Almanac

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

April 19: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.175 %
Standard deviation0.787
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19846
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19848


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)250122297295
Avg. % change-0.09%0.214%-0.226%-0.223%
Standard deviation % change1.0361.5711.3222.128
No. of times price has gone up8 1292
No. of times price has gone down1110 82
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Bourses expected to stem losses at open (FT.com)
Spectre of heavy lawsuit losses hangs over Bucharest (FT.com)
European stocks dragged down by Wall Street, Asia malaise (AFP)
European Shares at 2-1/2 Month Lows (Reuters)
EU Ban Bites Into S. Africa Ostrich Trade (AP)
Pro-EU Premier Wins Turkish Cypriot Vote (AP)
French 'non'to EU constitution could knock investor confidence (AFP)
Sterling stays strong versus listing euro (AFP)
London shares end session in the red, hit by NY falls and slide in miners (AFP)
Dutch Bank's Bid for Antonveneta Approved (AP)
Chirac Urges French to OK Constitution (AP)

On this day
1839 Treaty of London constituted Belgium an independent kingdom.

BBC - On This Day
1995: Many feared dead in Oklahoma bombing
President Clinton condemns the "evil cowards"behind a huge car bomb which has killed at least 80 people.
1993: Waco cult siege ends with inferno
At least 70 people are feared to have died in a fire at the besieged headquarters of the Branch Davidian sect near Waco, Texas.
1972: 'Bloody Sunday' report excuses Army
The British army is largely cleared of blame for Bloody Sunday which ended in the deaths of 14 civilians in Northern Ireland.
1956: Prince Rainier marries Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III of Monaco marries film actress Grace Kelly.
2001: Drugs firms withdraw from Aids case
The world's biggest pharmaceutical companies have backed out of a landmark court battle over cheap anti-Aids drugs.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 19

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