July 19: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.376 %
Standard deviation	1.271
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	8
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	7

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	87	365	279	155
Avg. % change	0.2%	-1.196%	-0.15%	0.006%
Standard deviation % change	0.686	6.027	1.02	0.204
No. of times price has gone up	12	11	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	6	12	9	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks seen rising as oil prices ease (FT.com)
Top German court blocks EU arrest warrant (Reuters)
European stocks steady in early afternoon deals (AFP)
EU Expects Disappointing Euro-Zone Growth (AP)
European stocks poised for higher open (FT.com)
Italy Government Slashes Growth Forecast (AP)
EU Chief: Political Reforms to Spur Growth (AP)
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)

On this day
1961 The first in-flight movie was shown, on a TWA flight.

BBC - On This Day
1997: IRA declares ceasefire
The IRA makes a surprise announcement of a ceasefire in Northern Ireland - the second in three years.
1996: 'War criminal' Karadzic resigns
Bosnian Serb President and wanted war criminal Radovan Karadzic is forced out of office.
1983: Flesh-eating dinosaur resurrected
A gigantic new dinosaur skeleton is unveiled to the media at the Natural History Museum in London.
1976: Fight for fishing rights in Europe
British fishermen are urging the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Crosland, to secure a 50-mile fishing zone around the UK.
1965: S Korea's first president dies in exile
The former leader of the Republic of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, has died in exile in the US state of Hawaii at the age of 90.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 19