May 12: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.058 %
Standard deviation	0.759
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	256	177	171	53
Avg. % change	-0.097%	0.038%	0.07%	0.224%
Standard deviation % change	0.759	1.569	1.053	1.768
No. of times price has gone up	8	9	14	2
No. of times price has gone down	12	13	5	3

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
IMF agrees 10-billion-dollar credit for Turkey (AFP)
Bank Trims Its Economic Growth Forecast (AP)
European stocks mixed in early deals after Wall Street slide (AFP)
Putin lambasts Baltics, sours Russia-EU summit (Reuters)
European Parliament calls for EU funds to help Northern Ireland family sue IRA (Canadian Press)
Afghan president calls for long-term EU rebuilding commitment (AFP)
German Export Growth Slower in March (AP)
Russia-EU Relationship Based on Solid Core (AP)
Britain set for weaker economy, whether or not Brown is finance chief (AFP)
London shares close lower as financials slide and ex-div factors weigh (AFP)
Creo Inc. loses $4.1 million US in Q2: currency fluctuation, restructuring (Canadian Press)

On this day
1997 The merger of Grand Met and Guinness was announced, which gave the new group control of nearly half the worldwide Scotch whiskey market through brands such as Johnnie Walker and J&B.

BBC - On This Day
1994: Labour leader John Smith dies at 55
The Labour leader John Smith dies in a London hospital after two serious heart attacks.
1981: Second IRA protester dies in jail
Francis Hughes starves to death in the Maze Prison in a Republican campaign for political status to be granted to IRA prisoners.
1967: Stansted to become London's third airport
The Government gives the go-ahead to proposals to convert Stansted into an international airport.
2000: Ford quits Dagenham after 70 years
Ford workers at its Dagenham plant react with shock and anger at the news that car production is to be transferred to Germany and Spain, with the loss of 3,000 jobs.
1971: Row rocks Rolling Stone wedding
The Rolling Stones singer, Mick Jagger, marries his fiancee Bianca Perez Morena de Macias after a row with the media nearly halts proceedings.

Wikipedia On This Day
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