July 25: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.224 %
Standard deviation	1.355
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)	172	165	168	57
Avg. % change	0.052%	0.077%	0.072%	0.215%
Standard deviation % change	0.904	1.335	0.87	0.685
No. of times price has gone up	13	11	9	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	12	9	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks higher, Vodafone strong (Reuters)
European stocks heading for opening gains (FT.com)
British economy grows at slowest annual pace for 12 years (AFP)
World Bank: Eastern Europe suffering post-EU entry hangover (AFP)
EU unveils reform plans for crisis-hit bloc (AFP)
EU Relaunches Its Jobs and Growth Plan (AP)
Wanted: Strong leaders to aid euro zone (Reuters)
London shares end lower (AFP)
Avon stock hits 17-month low (Reuters)
German Economic Confidence Up for 2nd Month (AP)
Top German court blocks EU arrest warrant (Reuters)

On this day
2002 Boots, the UK health and beauty retailer, agreed to sell for �427m its Halfords chain to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

BBC - On This Day
2000: Concorde crash kills 113
Concorde crashes minutes after take-off from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris killing 113 people.
1978: First 'test tube baby' born
The birth of the world's first "test tube baby"is announced in Manchester, England.
1943: Italian dictator Mussolini quits
The Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, steps down as head of the armed forces and the government.
1993: Failed Bosnian ceasefire threatens peace
The latest UN ceasefire in Bosnia is broken with shelling from both sides in Sarajevo.
1992: World unites at Barcelona Olympics
The Olympic Games opens in Barcelona with all countries present for the first time in modern history.
1969: Kennedy pleads guilty over car crash
Senator Edward Kennedy's political career is in doubt after he pleads guilty to leaving the scene of a crime following the Chappaquiddick car crash.
1989: Diana opens Landmark Aids Centre
The Princess of Wales opens a new Aids centre in south-east London.
1978: Motability gets moving in the UK
A new scheme providing cars for disabled people is launched in Earl's Court, London.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 25