June 15: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.092 %
Standard deviation	0.565
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	8
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)	212	333	273	45
Avg. % change	-0.026%	-0.497%	-0.138%	0.247%
Standard deviation % change	0.7	1.542	1.175	0.849
No. of times price has gone up	10	9	8	3
No. of times price has gone down	9	13	12	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
EU could lose U.S. money -Snow (Reuters)
Britain and France fail to resolve EU budget row (Reuters)
EU constitutional crisis not distracting from reforms: Snow (AFP)
London shares lower at close as NY trades mixed, oil prices weigh (AFP)
Snow Comments on Financial Services (AP)
European stocks fall amid higher oil prices (AFP)
EU, Japan must do more for global growth - Snow (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)

On this day
1998 The Royal Mint announced that a new �2 coin was to be phased into circulation from today.
1983 The all-time worst UK Tax Freedom Day.
2002 A jury in the US found accountancy firm Arthur Andersen guilty of obstructing justice by shredding documents relating to the failed energy giant Enron.

BBC - On This Day
1996: Huge explosion rocks central Manchester
A massive bomb devastates a busy shopping area in central Manchester.
1974: Man dies in race rally clashes
A march through central London leaves one person dead and many more injured as rival demonstrators clash with police and each other.
1971: Councils defy ban on free milk
Opposition is growing to Margaret Thatcher's plans to end free school milk for children over the age of seven.
2000: British marines leave Sierra Leone
The major contingent of the British military task-force sent to help restore order in Sierra Leone leaves the country.
1966: Hovercraft deal opens show
The world's first hovershow opens in Britain with news of a Ministry of Defence order worth �1m.

Wikipedia On This Day
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