July 6: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.136 %
Standard deviation	0.769
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	7

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	361	246	349	219
Avg. % change	-0.54%	-0.147%	-0.5%	-0.066%
Standard deviation % change	1.433	1.307	1.915	0.448
No. of times price has gone up	7	8	8	1
No. of times price has gone down	12	11	11	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
British business chief urges Bank of England to cut rates (AFP)
A Neocon Torpedo May Miss Its Target (BusinessWeek Online)
European stocks mainly fall in early deals (AFP)
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)
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)

BBC - On This Day
1988: High death toll feared in oil rig blaze
An out-of-control fire on a North Sea oil rig is feared to have claimed the lives of most of those on board.
1978: Eleven die in sleeper train inferno
A blaze on the Penzance to Paddington sleeper train leaves 11 dead and 17 injured.
1997: Mars buggy starts exploring Red Planet
Nasa scientists free a robot from space probe Mars Pathfinder, allowing it to begin exploring the Red Planet.
1992: Riot police confront French truckers
The French Government mobilises the army and police to remove the lorries blocking the nation's major roads.
2000: Prime Minister's son arrested for drunkenness
The Prime Minister Tony Blair's eldest son, Euan, is arrested for being drunk and incapable.

Wikipedia On This Day
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