UK Stock Market Almanac

Saturday, June 04, 2005

June 4: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.247 %
Standard deviation0.94
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19846
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19849


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)3252663121
Avg. % change-0.26%-0.187%-0.269%0.929%
Standard deviation % change1.3392.3681.6063.596
No. of times price has gone up4 9103
No. of times price has gone down1513 92
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Sentiment gives dollar boost over euro (Reuters)
European markets drop on US job figures (AFP)
Euro rallies before US jobs data and after brief slide (AFP)
EU crisis escalates after referendums (Reuters)
Minister says Italy should consider leaving euro (Reuters)
Euro dives on Italian call to quit EMU (Reuters)
ECB Keeps Interest Rate at 2 Percent (AP)
EU Constitution 'No'Votes Weigh on Euro (AP)
Swiss economic growth stagnates as trade with weak euro-zone falters (AFP)
France waits for new government amid debate over social model (AFP)
Slow economic growth a key reason behind Dutch EU constitution rejection (AFP)

On this day
1975 Suez Canal reopened eight years after its closure.

BBC - On This Day
1940: Dunkirk rescue is over - Churchill defiant
As the last Allied soldier leaves Dunkirk, the British Prime Minister vows his forces "shall never surrender".
1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square
The Chinese army storms an uprising by students in Tiananmen Square, killing several hundred people.
1977: Greece releases UK plane-spotters
Five British plane-spotters imprisoned in Greece for spying are released after 10 weeks in jail.
1991: UK army spending to be cut
Defence Secretary Tom King has confirms Britain will reduce the amount it spends on the army.
1968: Dover begins bird purge
Dover residents prepare to get rid of "these horrible birds"in the drive to create a cleaner, quieter seaside resort.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for June 4

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