UK Stock Market Almanac

Saturday, April 23, 2005

April 23: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.259 %
Standard deviation0.839
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 198410
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19846


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)123731133
Avg. % change0.145%0.352%0.193%0.733%
Standard deviation % change0.7921.7661.1863.137
No. of times price has gone up11 1393
No. of times price has gone down87 82
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
France Constitution Rejection Worries EU (AP)
London shares close higher, rally in oils and Smiths jump offset NY dip (AFP)
British Economy Grows 0.6 Percent in 1Q (AP)
British economic growth slows ahead of general election (AFP)
EU targets retail financial services (FT.com)
Iran Sees 'Genuine'EU Effort to Reach Nuke Deal (Reuters)
European stocks rise as Pernod-Allied drinks deal lifts trade (AFP)
FTSE 100 groups hinder reporting revolution (FT.com)
London shares close lower as financials slide and ex-div factors weigh (AFP)
German Economic Sentiment Drops Sharply (AP)
European Shares at 2-1/2 Month Lows (Reuters)

On this day
1983 Pound coins are issued for the first time.

BBC - On This Day
1979: Teacher dies in Southall race riots
A 33-year-old man dies from head injuries after a bloody battle breaks out between police and demonstrators in Southall.
1984: Scientist finds Aids virus
The discovery of a virus which may cause Aids, the fatal disease sweeping through America, is hailed as a "monumental breakthrough"in medical research.
2001: Royal aide on trial for murder
A former personal assistant to the Duchess of York stands accused of murdering her boyfriend.
1968: Decimal coins reach the high street
The first decimal coins make their way into purses throughout Britain in preparation for replacing the current system of pounds, shillings and pence by 1971.
1998: Martin Luther King killer dies
James Earl Ray, the convicted killer of black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King dies in prison

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 23

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