UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, April 07, 2005

April 7: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.408 %
Standard deviation1.051
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19847
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)306197333237
Avg. % change-0.216%-0.02%-0.375%-0.096%
Standard deviation % change0.8321.6941.0550.977
No. of times price has gone up8 1063
No. of times price has gone down1212 122
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European stocks to open lower (FT.com)
Euro stocks mainly rise after overnight snapback on Wall Street (AFP)
Bourses set to open higher (FT.com)
Crude Futures Fall After EU Cuts Forecast (AP)
London shares end near day's highs as drink, pharma stocks excite (AFP)
Pound loses ground versus dollar (AFP)
EU head office revises 2005 growth forecast lower to 1.6 per cent (Canadian Press)
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)

On this day
1959 Radar first bounced off sun, Stanford, Califorinia.

BBC - On This Day
1978: Carter delays N-bomb production
The US President Jimmy Carter decides to postpone production of the controversial neutron bomb.
1976: Government crisis as Stonehouse quits
Controversial MP John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party, leaving James Callaghan's government in a minority of one.
1968: Jim Clark killed in car smash
Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
1986: Sinclair sells computer business
Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair sells rights to his machines to Amstrad in a £5m deal.
1999: US claims 'banana war' victory
The World Trade Organisation has ruled in favour of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with Europe over bananas.

Wikipedia On This Day
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