UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, June 30, 2005

June 30: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.194 %
Standard deviation0.768
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19847
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)923313318
Avg. % change0.195%0.574%0.565%-0.338%
Standard deviation % change0.8472.1341.5590.957
No. of times price has gone up13 12141
No. of times price has gone down89 54
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Prescott pledges broad agenda for EU presidency (AFP)
EU Gives Italy Deadline on Budget Issue (AP)
IMF Ups 2005 Forecast for German Economy (AP)
Britain mulling EU budget reform proposals (AFP)
European stocks rise after oil prices tumble (AFP)
London shares end higher as bid talk and broker comment boost oil sector (AFP)
Oil stabilizes above $60, shares rise (Reuters)
European stocks poised for higher open (FT.com)
Asia to roar ahead even if EU heeds Blair's advice: economists (AFP)
Opposition Socialists seen as favourites in national elections (Canadian Press)
German unemployment drops in June (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
1985: Beirut ordeal ends for US hostages
All 39 Americans being held captive by the Shia Muslim Amal militia in Lebanon are released, after almost three weeks in captivity.
1971: Space mission ends in tragedy
Three Russian cosmonauts are found dead in their Soyuz 11 space capsule after it made what looked like a perfect landing in Kazakhstan.
1969: Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra
Four million people face starvation when the Nigerian government bans night flights of food by the Red Cross.
1954: Three continents see eclipse of sun
Millions of people turn to look at the darkening skies as a total eclipse of the sun spreads from America through Europe and on to Asia.
1992: Thatcher takes her place in Lords
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher takes her place in the House of Lords as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for June 30

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