May 16: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
French set to defy government over scrapped holiday (AFP)
Ministers plan simulation of EU financial crisis (FT.com)
Brown still firm on British rebate (AFP)
Germany, 5 Others Reject EU Budget Hike (AP)
EU ministers agree on small tax on air travel for development aid (AFP)
Britain's Brown still firm on British rebate (AFP)
European stocks hit by Wall Street tumble, oil price slide (AFP)
Car Sales in Europe Down Vs. Last Year (AP)
Dell net profit rises as PC sales rebound (Reuters)
EU calls for compromise with Cyprus on trade with north (AFP)
London shares close off session highs as Wal-Mart profit warning weighs (AFP)
On this day
1891 George A Hormel & Company introduce their new food Spam.
BBC - On This Day
1943: Germans crush Jewish uprising
Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto is over after a month of bloody fighting.
1974: Dozens die in Israeli reprisal for Ma'alot
Israeli planes bomb seven Palestinian refugee camps and villages in southern Lebanon.
1985: Miners jailed for pit strike murder
Two South Wales miners are jailed for life for the murder of taxi driver David Wilkie during the miners' strike.
1968: Three die as tower block collapses
Two women and a man are killed after an entire corner of a new block of flats in London's East End collapses.
1990: Gummer enlists daughter in BSE fight
The government again attempts to reassure the public that British beef is safe despite growing fears over BSE.
2001: Prescott punches protester
Labour Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott punches a man who throws an egg at him during a visit to north Wales.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for May 16
| Average percentage change for this day | 0.109 % |
| Standard deviation | 0.609 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 8 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 7 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | 136 | 181 | 190 | 117 |
| Avg. % change | 0.125% | 0.033% | 0.018% | 0.065% |
| Standard deviation % change | 0.588 | 0.793 | 0.954 | 0.271 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Yahoo European Business
French set to defy government over scrapped holiday (AFP)
Ministers plan simulation of EU financial crisis (FT.com)
Brown still firm on British rebate (AFP)
Germany, 5 Others Reject EU Budget Hike (AP)
EU ministers agree on small tax on air travel for development aid (AFP)
Britain's Brown still firm on British rebate (AFP)
European stocks hit by Wall Street tumble, oil price slide (AFP)
Car Sales in Europe Down Vs. Last Year (AP)
Dell net profit rises as PC sales rebound (Reuters)
EU calls for compromise with Cyprus on trade with north (AFP)
London shares close off session highs as Wal-Mart profit warning weighs (AFP)
On this day
1891 George A Hormel & Company introduce their new food Spam.
BBC - On This Day
1943: Germans crush Jewish uprising
Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto is over after a month of bloody fighting.
1974: Dozens die in Israeli reprisal for Ma'alot
Israeli planes bomb seven Palestinian refugee camps and villages in southern Lebanon.
1985: Miners jailed for pit strike murder
Two South Wales miners are jailed for life for the murder of taxi driver David Wilkie during the miners' strike.
1968: Three die as tower block collapses
Two women and a man are killed after an entire corner of a new block of flats in London's East End collapses.
1990: Gummer enlists daughter in BSE fight
The government again attempts to reassure the public that British beef is safe despite growing fears over BSE.
2001: Prescott punches protester
Labour Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott punches a man who throws an egg at him during a visit to north Wales.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for May 16
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