July 7: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.419 %
Standard deviation	0.89
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
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)	167	106	72	84
Avg. % change	0.057%	0.259%	0.292%	0.132%
Standard deviation % change	0.656	1.425	1.511	1.059
No. of times price has gone up	11	12	13	2
No. of times price has gone down	9	8	6	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks set for sharp losses (FT.com)
FTSE 100 salutes 2012 Olympics victory (AFP)
European stocks gain ground on rising crude prices (AFP)
A Neocon Torpedo May Miss Its Target (BusinessWeek Online)
British business chief urges Bank of England to cut rates (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)

BBC - On This Day
1998: Chief's death sparks turmoil in Nigeria
At least 19 people are killed in riots in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, following the death of the opposition leader.
1985: Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17
Tennis unknown Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win Wimbledon at the age of 17.
2001: Two stabbed in Bradford race riots
Two people are stabbed and many more injured in running battles between white and Asian gangs in Bradford.
1976: British grandmother missing in Uganda
Ugandan authorities deny knowledge of the whereabouts of missing British-Israeli citizen Dora Bloch.
1952: London's trams trundle into history
After nearly a century of service the tram has made its final appearance in London.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for July 7