July 9: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.076 %
Standard deviation	0.75
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)	242	64	115	270
Avg. % change	-0.078%	0.383%	0.192%	-0.155%
Standard deviation % change	1.183	2.427	1.566	0.752
No. of times price has gone up	6	11	12	2
No. of times price has gone down	13	10	7	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
Economists: Britain Can Absorb Attack (AP)
British economy to shrug off fatal London bombings (AFP)
Prosecutors name 7 in Citigroup probe (Reuters)
European stocks recover one day after deadly London blasts (AFP)
Europe Markets Open Higher After Bombings (AP)
Stocks rebound after London blasts (Reuters)
German Corporate Bankruptcies Decline (AP)
World leaders pledge united front against terror after London blasts (AFP)
Europe Stocks Sag, Pound at 19-Month Low (AP)
Europe shares hit by blasts, end off lows (Reuters)
Dow Closes Up 32 Despite London Blasts (AP)

On this day
1953 The first helicopter passenger service was started, in New York.

BBC - On This Day
1982: Queen fends off bedroom intruder
A man breaks into Buckingham Palace and spends ten minutes talking to the Queen in her bedroom.
1984: Historic York Minster engulfed by flames
A massive fire devastates large parts of York Minster causing an estimated �1m damage.
1991: Bank collapse costs taxpayers millions
The closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International loses about 20 local councils up to �30m in investments.
1973: Bahamas' sun sets on British Empire
Prince Charles enjoys the Bahamas' last day as a British colony.
2001: Scientists discover why we are here
A Californian University throws more light on why the Big Bang theory works after nearly 40 years of world-wide research.

Wikipedia On This Day
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