UK Stock Market Almanac

Monday, May 02, 2005

May 2: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.494 %
Standard deviation0.743
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19843
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19849


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)1648116180
Avg. % change0.063%1.018%0.189%-0.02%
Standard deviation % change0.7541.9671.4740.406
No. of times price has gone up8 17102
No. of times price has gone down94 73
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Latvia, Malta, Cyprus Link to Euro (AP)
European stocks claw back earlier losses amid mining rally (AFP)
German Gov't Cuts 2005 Growth Forecast (AP)
European Stocks Dip After NY Loss (Reuters)
Mandelson calls for understanding from both EU, China (AFP)
Shares close flat as NY losses offsets Glaxo surge (AFP)
European Stocks Fall, Bonds Wobble (Reuters)
Dollar Rebounds Against Euro (Reuters)
EU Commission Proposes $146.2B 2006 Budget (AP)
Former ECB chief slams governments'efforts to influence rate policy (AFP)
Row over Chinese textile exports sews new European, American unity (AFP)

On this day
1969 British liner Queen Elizabeth II left on maiden voyage to New York.

BBC - On This Day
1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election
The Labour Party wins the general election by a landslide, leaving the Conservative Party in tatters after 18 years in power.
1982: British sub sinks Argentine cruiser
The General Belgrano is destroyed in a controversial move by the Royal Navy off the disputed Falklands Islands - a thousand men are believed to be on board
1952: Comet inaugurates the jet age
The world's first ever jet airliner - the De Havilland Comet 1 - sets off from London to Johannesburg on its maiden flight
2001: Sotheby's and Christies chiefs charged
A federal jury in the USA indicts the former chairmen of the world's two largest auction houses, Sotheby's and Christies, on charges of overcharging its customers.
1969: Crackdown on student protests in US
About 200 students calling for educational reforms at Columbia University give up their sit-in after a supreme court judge issues a warrant for their arrest.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for May 2

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