UK Stock Market Almanac

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

April 27: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.008 %
Standard deviation1.104
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19845
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19848


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)25528693308
Avg. % change-0.097%-0.246%0.233%-0.29%
Standard deviation % change0.7321.7661.3770.703
No. of times price has gone up9 990
No. of times price has gone down910 114
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European Shares Fall (Reuters)
Row over Chinese textile exports sews new European, American unity (AFP)
In the enlarged EU, winds of reform blow from the east (AFP)
FTSE 100 slides after disappointing results from Whitbread (AFP)
German Economists Slash Growth Forecast (AP)
European stocks drop in early deals (AFP)
European bourses open flat (FT.com)
EU Approves Acquisition of Radianz (AP)
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)

On this day
1999 Having floated at 130p in 1989, Abbey National shares increased over 10 times in value to reach an all-time high on this day of 1435p. Four years later, they were back below 400p.

BBC - On This Day
1945: Russians and Americans link at Elbe
Russian and American troops join hands at the River Elbe in Germany, bringing the end of the war a step closer.
1984: Libyan embassy siege ends
The siege of the Libyan Embassy in London ends 11 days after the shooting of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the St James's Square building.
1961: Sierra Leone wins independence
Sierra Leone becomes the latest West African state to win independence, after more than 150 years of British colonial rule.
1992: Betty Boothroyd is new Speaker
The House of Commons elects a woman to the post of Speaker for the first time in its 700-year history.
1971: Protest disrupts Welsh language trial
Police were forced to physically remove demonstrators from the entrance of a courtroom after they disrupted proceedings inside.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 27

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