UK Stock Market Almanac

Monday, June 20, 2005

June 20: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.391 %
Standard deviation0.857
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19849
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19846


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)1178645105
Avg. % change0.156%0.307%0.386%0.091%
Standard deviation % change0.8751.3841.0570.27
No. of times price has gone up12 13133
No. of times price has gone down810 51
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Canada and EU pledge to increase economic, crisis coordination (AFP)
Economic row hangs over EU leaders (AFP)
Consumer in focus for London stock market next week (AFP)
EU in last-ditch bid to break budget deadlock (AFP)
Shares close higher on upbeat US confidence data (AFP)
European stocks rally as London's FTSE hits three-year high (AFP)
Digging For Gold In The Balkans (BusinessWeek Online)
EU Talks on Its Future Budget Collapse (AP)
German Gov't: Economy Likely Slowed in 2Q (AP)
Farm union warns against CAP reform (AFP)
Dollar extends losses on record deficit (Reuters)

BBC - On This Day
1976: Westerners evacuated from Beirut
Hundreds of Western tourists are moved from Beirut and taken to safety in Syria by the US military, following the murder of the US ambassador.
1995: Shell makes dramatic U-turn
Oil giant Shell caves in to international pressure and abandons plans to dump the Brent Spar oil rig at sea.
1990: Major proposes new Euro currency
British Chancellor John Major proposes a new European currency which would circulate alongside existing national currencies.
1984: O-Levels to be replaced by GCSEs
The biggest exam shake-up for over 10 years is announced with O-Level and CSE exams to be replaced by a new exam.
1965: Students protest after Algiers coup
Police in Algiers break up demonstrations by people who have taken to the streets chanting slogans in support of deposed President Ben Bella

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for June 20

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