UK Stock Market Almanac

Monday, July 18, 2005

July 18: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.167 %
Standard deviation0.991
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)264105296241
Avg. % change-0.112%0.259%-0.22%-0.105%
Standard deviation % change0.8451.4441.2941.006
No. of times price has gone up12 14112
No. of times price has gone down89 83
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Top German court rules EU arrest warrant invalid (Reuters)
European stocks poised for higher open (FT.com)
Italy Government Slashes Growth Forecast (AP)
EU Chief: Political Reforms to Spur Growth (AP)
European stocks rise in early deals after strong Wall Street showing (AFP)
EU Commission Rebukes Britain on Cuts (AP)
EU Posts 1Q Growth of 0.5 Percent (AP)
European Union not ready to grant China market economy status (Canadian Press)
Russian Budget Surplus Exceeds 2004 Already (AP)
Brown pushes controversial EU reform agenda (AFP)
Italy Given Until 2007 to Adjust Deficit (AP)

On this day
1974 Abolition in the UK of the Pay Board and end of statutory incomes policy.

BBC - On This Day
2000: Sarah Payne's body found
Police confirm the body they found in a West Sussex field yesterday is that of missing eight-year old Sarah Payne.
1966: Nurses murder suspect charged
US police have charged a seaman with the murder of eight student nurses in their hostel in Chicago.
2003: Missing Iraq expert - body found
A body believed to be that of government scientist Dr David Kelly is found in Oxfordshire - an inquiry will be held into his death.
1981: Violence erupts at Irish hunger strike protest
Nearly 200 people are in hospital in Dublin after a hunger strike demonstration turned violent.
1990: English teenagers held in Thailand over drugs
Two teenage girls from the Midlands are arrested for drug smuggling in Thailand.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 18

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