UK Stock Market Almanac

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

July 27: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.139 %
Standard deviation1.023
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19847
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)296210252288
Avg. % change-0.178%-0.052%-0.099%-0.203%
Standard deviation % change0.5451.3211.0740.735
No. of times price has gone up6 1270
No. of times price has gone down1310 124
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European shares up on robust results (Reuters)
China trade surplus seen at $90 bln-media (Reuters)
German Business Confidence Up for 2nd Month (AP)
Peugeot Posts 21 Percent Profit Slide (AP)
Autos put brakes on European stocks (FT.com)
European stocks set to open lower (FT.com)
EU moves to cut off terror finances (FT.com)
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)

On this day
1987 first trading day of the newly privatised BAA

BBC - On This Day
1996: Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics
A bomb explodes in Atlanta, Georgia, the city hosting this year's Olympic Games leaving two people dead and many more injured.
1965: Heath is new Tory leader
Shadow Chancellor Edward Heath beats off his rivals in the Conservative leadership contest.
1982: Seychelles coup leader guilty of hijack
Mercenary leader Colonel 'Mad Mike' Hoare is found guilty of hijacking a plane to escape from a failed coup in the Seychelles.
2003: Comic legend Bob Hope dies
American icon and legendary comedian Bob Hope dies just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday.
2000: Labour publishes plans to revolutionise NHS
The Labour Government announces the most radical re-organisation of the NHS since it was founded in 1948.
1978: Transatlantic balloonists in trouble
Two British balloonists battling to be the first to cross the Atlantic are in difficulties half way across the ocean.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 27

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