UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, July 29, 2005

July 29: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.627 %
Standard deviation1.507
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19843
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 198412


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)144144301246
Avg. % change0.1%0.12%-0.238%-0.109%
Standard deviation % change0.8841.8841.3770.444
No. of times price has gone up7 1091
No. of times price has gone down1112 103
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European stocks poised for move higher (FT.com)
European stocks higher on solid earnings (Reuters)
Telecoms boost European stocks (FT.com)
China trade surplus seen at $90 bln-media (Reuters)
German Business Confidence Up for 2nd Month (AP)
Peugeot Posts 21 Percent Profit Slide (AP)
British economy grows at slowest annual pace for 12years (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)

On this day
1952 The first non-stop transpacific flight by a jet.

BBC - On This Day
1981: Charles and Diana marry
Thousands line the streets of London to glimpse Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day.
1993: Israeli court sets Demjanjuk free
A court in Israel says retired Ohio car worker John Demjanjuk may not after all have been notorious Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible.
1968: Pope renews birth control ban
Pope Paul VI has confirmed a ban on the use of contraceptives by Roman Catholics in spite of a Church commission's recommendation for change.
1993: Lawrence murder suspects freed
Charges are dropped against two youths accused of murdering black teenager Stephen Lawrence.
1976: Fire engulfs Southend Pier
Fire has destroyed the famous pierhead at the end of the world's longest pier, in Southend on the UK's south-east coast.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 29

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