August 10: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.276 %
Standard deviation	1.12
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	9
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	5

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	125	254	88	89
Avg. % change	0.14%	-0.158%	0.251%	0.125%
Standard deviation % change	0.773	1.631	0.922	0.83
No. of times price has gone up	9	9	9	2
No. of times price has gone down	9	12	7	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
European bourses seen starting slightly higher (FT.com)
European stocks rise as record oil price bolsters energy sector (AFP)
Germany's Trade Surplus Rises Unexpectedly (AP)
European bourses poised for opening losses (FT.com)
London shares close higher as rally in banks offsets oil price spike (AFP)
European shares rise as techs rally (Reuters)
London shares in the black at close as oil prices ease; miners rally (AFP)
ECB Keeps Euro-Zone Rate Unchanged (AP)
IMF Cuts Euro-Zone Growth Forecast (AP)
Former ECB Chief Duisenberg Found Dead (AP)
Duisenberg, ECB's ex-president, dies at age 70 (Reuters)

On this day
1984 first trading day of the newly privatised Jaguar
1961 The UK applied to join the EEC. (The application was blocked by French President Charles de Gaulle).

BBC - On This Day
2001: Hamiltons condemn 'sex assault' arrest
Former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton and wife Christine strenuously deny allegations they carried out a serious sexual assault.
1977: Tight security for Queen's Irish visit
The Queen visits Northern Ireland for the first time in 11 years as part of her Silver Jubilee tour.
1964: Guns fall silent in Cyprus
The United Nations brokers another ceasefire in Cyprus, defusing a growing military crisis and heading off the threat of invasion by Turkey.
1990: Magellan starts mapping Venus
The Nasa space probe Magellan arrives at Venus after a 15-month journey from Earth and starts its mission to map the global warming "hell-hole".
1988: Mysterious seal disease spreads
Scientists fear a disease which has killed more than 6,000 seals in the North Sea and the Baltic has now reached British waters.
2003: Britain swelters in record heat
Britain records its hottest-ever day with temperatures above 100F, jamming roads and packing beaches across the country.

Wikipedia On This Day
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