June 14: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.224 %
Standard deviation	1.162
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	9
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	6

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	353	279	345	174
Avg. % change	-0.422%	-0.233%	-0.473%	-0.013%
Standard deviation % change	1.453	1.309	1.375	0.646
No. of times price has gone up	10	11	7	2
No. of times price has gone down	10	11	12	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
Blair and Chirac face EU budget showdown (Reuters)
Euro hits nine-month low; dollar tops 109 yen (AFP)
Dollar hits peak vs euro, then eases (Reuters)
Sterling steady against the dollar (AFP)
EU Regulators Open Probes Into Sectors (AP)
European stocks mixed amid takeover activity (AFP)
China Official Criticizes U.S. Restrictions (AP)
Cos. Call on EU Leaders to Push Reforms (AP)
EU and US delay WTO aircraft probe (Reuters)
Bank chief doesn't rule out euro rate cut (AFP)
EU Urges Flexible Chinese Currency (AP)

On this day
1951 The first commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, entered service at the US Census Bureau.

BBC - On This Day
1940: German troops enter Paris
German troops march into Paris forcing French and allied troops to retreat.
1982: Ceasefire agreed in Falklands
A ceasefire between British and Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands is agreed, the prime minister announces.
1991: Iraqi Kurds fear US troop withdrawal
More than a thousand Kurds besiege a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk, pleading with American troops not to withdraw.
1972: Pilots threaten worldwide strike
Hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers face flight delays and cancellations as pilots threaten to strike over hijack fears.
1961: Panda replaces zebra at road crossing
A new type of zebra crossing with push button controls for pedestrians is being introduced next year.

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