July 5: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.219 %
Standard deviation	1.107
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	9
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	6

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	127	126	300	248
Avg. % change	0.138%	0.184%	-0.238%	-0.111%
Standard deviation % change	0.867	2.211	1.056	0.305
No. of times price has gone up	10	9	9	0
No. of times price has gone down	9	10	9	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
UK minister says EU should grant China market economy status: report (AFP)
Asian, European Markets See Gains (AP)
Sterling holds steady (AFP)
European shares end at fresh 3-year peaks (Reuters)
European stocks rise as Wall Street sleeps (AFP)
Britain to tackle EU identity crisis at summit (Reuters)
Blair launches Britain's EU presidency with plan for informal summit (AFP)
French Prime Minister Promises Action (AP)
British Economy Grows 0.4 Percent in 1Q (AP)
British economic slowdown continues amidst rate cut hopes (AFP)
Germany to Breach EU's Deficit Limit (AP)

On this day
2002 The Football League agreed a �95m deal with satellite broadcasters Sky to show matches over the next four years.
1991 The Bank of England closed down UK branches of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International over allegations of fraud.

BBC - On This Day
1981: Police attacked in Liverpool riots
Up to 30 police officers are injured by bricks and other missiles as rioting and looting breaks out in Toxteth, Liverpool.
1991: International bank closed in fraud scandal
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International closes UK branches over fraud allegations.
1989: Irangate colonel avoids prison
Former White House aide Oliver North escapes jail for his part in the Iran-Contra affair.
1975: Ashe's Wimbledon win makes history
American tennis player Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles' championship.
1954: BBC launches daily TV news
The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news programme.
2000: Record-breaking penguin rescue
Conservationists in South Africa are carrying out the biggest ever airlift of wild birds.
1979: Queen oversees Manx millennium
The Queen presides over the 1000th annual open-air sitting of the Isle of Man's Parliament, Tynwald.

Wikipedia On This Day
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