July 31: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.229 %
Standard deviation	0.822
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	8
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	27	142	61	28
Avg. % change	0.41%	0.129%	0.34%	0.326%
Standard deviation % change	2.165	1.507	1.528	1.407
No. of times price has gone up	9	12	12	4
No. of times price has gone down	12	10	7	2

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
1925 The Unemployment Insurance Act was passed in England.

BBC - On This Day
1991: Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads
The US and the Soviet Union sign the Start treaty to reduce stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third.
1998: UK imposes total ban on landmines
The British Government announces a total ban on landmines, a month before the first anniversary of the death of Princess Diana.
1962: Violence flares at right-wing rally
Former fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley is assaulted at a rally in London's east end.
1973: Chaotic meeting of Belfast Assembly
Loyalists disrupt the new Northern Ireland Assembly, the first elected body since the British imposed direct rule in March.
1987: Newspaper caught in Spycatcher row
The Government sues the Sunday Telegraph over secret service memoirs.

Wikipedia On This Day
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