July 30: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.198 %
Standard deviation	0.706
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	9

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	265	185	332	178
Avg. % change	-0.114%	0.019%	-0.37%	-0.015%
Standard deviation % change	1.218	1.559	1.278	1.327
No. of times price has gone up	11	7	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	9	16	9	4

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks end week with mixed fortunes, London gains 0.23 percent (AFP)
London Share Prices Close Higher (AP)
European stocks poised for move higher (FT.com)
European stocks higher on solid earnings (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)
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)

On this day
1928 George Eastman demonstrated the first colour movie.

BBC - On This Day
1966: Football glory for England
England win football's World Cup for the first time since the tournament began in 1930.
1973: Final deal for thalidomide victims
An 11-year legal battle ends with more than �20 million compensation for victims of thalidomide.
1974: Peace deal for Cyprus
Greek, Turkish and UK foreign ministers sign a peace agreement for Cyprus.
1986: Parents appeal for missing agent
The parents of missing London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh make an emotional appeal for her safe return.
1991: Pavarotti sings in the British rain
Italian tenor Pavorotti celebrates 30 years in opera with a huge, free concert in Hyde Park.

Wikipedia On This Day
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