UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, June 16, 2005

June 16: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.266 %
Standard deviation0.52
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19844
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 198410


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)19296142106
Avg. % change0.01%0.276%0.13%0.087%
Standard deviation % change0.9462.0511.5680.889
No. of times price has gone up14 12103
No. of times price has gone down711 82
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Snow Urges European Financial Reforms (AP)
European stocks mixed as utilities weigh on sentiment (AFP)
EU 'pretty sure'summit will be deadlocked on budget (AFP)
Dollar weakens on soft capital inflows (Reuters)
Chirac urges Britain to 'play full part'in EU finances (AFP)
ECB on collision course with politicians over interest rates (AFP)
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)

BBC - On This Day
1976: Soweto protest turns violent
At least twelve people are reported dead in a series of violent clashes between black demonstrators and police in several South African townships.
1963: Soviets launch first woman into space
Valentina Tereshkova, a former textile worker from the Soviet Union becomes the first woman in space.
1989: Hungary reburies fallen hero Imre Nagy
Thousands of Hungarians attend the funeral of the leader of the 1956 uprising executed in 1958 by the Soviets.
1982: Miners back health workers
South Wales coalfield comes to a standstill as miners strike in support of health workers.
1992: Controversial Diana book published
An explosive new book about the Princess of Wales, including claims she attempted suicide, is published by author Andrew Morton.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for June 16

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