UK Stock Market Almanac

Saturday, April 09, 2005

April 9: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.188 %
Standard deviation0.722
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19845
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19849


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)156712931
Avg. % change0.084%0.354%0.45%0.306%
Standard deviation % change0.8311.4521.1480.771
No. of times price has gone up11 13115
No. of times price has gone down77 61
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
London shares end week on high note as Boots bid talk lifts sentiment (AFP)
European stocks rise in early deals (AFP)
Outlooks for U.S., Euro Zone Worsen: OECD (Reuters)
EU sues Italy over subsidy law; orders Rome to stop covering shipbuilding loans (Canadian Press)
European stocks to open lower (FT.com)
Crude Futures Fall After EU Cuts Forecast (AP)
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)

BBC - On This Day
2003: Saddam statue topples with regime
Iraqis turn on symbols of their former leader, pulling down a statue and tearing it to pieces as US tanks roll into the centre of Baghdad.
1976: Young Liberal leader cleared of robbery
The president of the Young Liberals, Peter Hain, has been acquitted of robbing a branch of Barclays bank.
1984: Dozens arrested in picket line violence
About 100 pickets are arrested during violent clashes with police outside two working coal pits in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
1999: President of Niger 'killed in ambush'
The president of Niger, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara, has been shot dead in an apparent coup attempt.
1969: Sikh busmen win turban fight
Sikh busmen in Wolverhampton have won the right to wear turbans on duty after a long-running campaign.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for April 9

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