June 5: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.08 %
Standard deviation	0.858
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	9

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	101	88	107	2
Avg. % change	0.184%	0.302%	0.202%	0.738%
Standard deviation % change	0.752	1.706	1.859	2.619
No. of times price has gone up	12	12	11	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	9	9	3

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

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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)
Sarkozy joins new French government after referendum debacle (AFP)
Slow economic growth a key reason behind Dutch EU constitution rejection (AFP)

On this day
1933 The United States came off the gold standard.

BBC - On This Day
1967: Israel launches attack on Egypt
Israeli forces launch a pre-emptive strike on Egypt prompting Arab allies to get involved in a ground and air battle.
1963: Profumo resigns over sex scandal
Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns admitting he lied to Parliament about his relationship with a call girl.
1944: Celebrations as Rome is liberated
The people of Rome crowd onto the streets to welcome the victorious Allied troops.
1968: Robert Kennedy injured in shooting
Senator Robert Kennedy is shot and seriously wounded shortly after giving a victory speech in a Los Angeles hotel.
1972: Duke of Windsor laid to rest
World leaders attend the funeral in Windsor of the former King of England who abdicated in 1936.
1989: Election boost for Solidarity
Initial results suggest Poland's Solidarity party will claim a remarkable success in the country's elections.
1992: Huge rise in water disconnections
New figures show the number of people having their water supplies cut off for failing to pay their bills has almost trebled in a year.

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