UK Stock Market Almanac

Monday, April 04, 2005

April 4: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.289 %
Standard deviation0.699
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19844
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19848


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)239295318328
Avg. % change-0.072%-0.279%-0.3%-0.412%
Standard deviation % change0.5141.0830.9271.243
No. of times price has gone up6 761
No. of times price has gone down1011 94
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
EU will challenge restrictive S Korean bank bill (FT.com)
London shares closes higher as US interest rate concerns ease (AFP)
European exchanges sprint ahead on US job report (AFP)
French economy grew 2.4 per cent in 2004, now risks slowdown (Canadian Press)
Share Prices Fall on London Exchange (AP)
German unemployed put Schroeder in stranglehold (AFP)
Bids for British stock exchange face competition probe delays (AFP)
Stocks End Higher on Economic Optimism (AP)
Chirac says EU fiscal reform won't affect euro's credibility (AFP)
Dollar Higher Against Yen in Asia Trading (AP)
Dollar Strength Helps European Stocks (Reuters)

On this day
1932 Vitamin C first isolated, by C.C. King of Univ of Pittsburgh.

BBC - On This Day
1968: Martin Luther King shot dead
The American black civil rights leader, Dr Martin Luther King, has been assassinated.
1979: Deposed Pakistani PM is executed
Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, has been hanged in spite of international calls for clemency.
1991: Orkney 'abuse' children go home
The children at the centre of satanic abuse allegations in the Orkney Islands off Scotland have been reunited with their families after the case was thrown out of court.
1984: Greenham Common women evicted
The women from the main peace camp at Greenham Common in Berkshire have been evicted but say it will not end their protest.
2000: Spring freeze brings chaos
Severe weather forces the closure of Luton airport as blizzards and flooding cause widespread chaos.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 4

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