UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, April 29, 2005

April 29: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.137 %
Standard deviation0.773
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19849
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19846


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)181271360118
Avg. % change0.039%-0.196%-0.659%0.063%
Standard deviation % change0.5652.3391.2911.157
No. of times price has gone up11 1043
No. of times price has gone down812 161
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European Stocks Dip After NY Loss (Reuters)
Mandelson calls for understanding from both EU, China (AFP)
Shares close flat as NY losses offsets Glaxo surge (AFP)
European Stocks Fall, Bonds Wobble (Reuters)
European stocks rise in early deals amid drinks sector takeover talk (AFP)
Dollar Rebounds Against Euro (Reuters)
EU Commission Proposes $146.2B 2006 Budget (AP)
Germany Plans to Curb Cheap Labor Inflow (AP)
Former ECB chief slams governments'efforts to influence rate policy (AFP)
Row over Chinese textile exports sews new European, American unity (AFP)
In the enlarged EU, winds of reform blow from the east (AFP)

On this day
1913 Gideon Sundback of Hoboken patented the all-purpose zipper.

BBC - On This Day
1992: LA in flames after 'not guilty' verdict
Fierce rioting breaks out in Los Angeles following the acquittal of four white police officers accused of beating black motorist Rodney King.
1993: Queen to open Palace doors
Buckingham Palace will open to the public for the first time in a bid to raise funds to repair Windsor Castle.
1978: Afghan coup rebels claim victory
The new left-wing rulers of Afghanistan say almost all the leaders of the ousted Daoud regime are dead.
1986: Simple funeral rites for Duchess
The Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson, is laid to rest alongside her husband, the abdicated King Edward VIII, at Frogmore in Windsor.
1958: My Fair Lady dazzles London
The Broadway musical, My Fair Lady, opens for its first night in London to a rapturous reception.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 29

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