August 16: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
FTSE 100 led higher by media stocks (FT.com)
Bourses seen higher as oil price slips (FT.com)
European stocks enjoy mixed fortunes (AFP)
FTSE treads water at open (FT.com)
French Economy Worse Than Expected in 2Q (AP)
London shares close down as concerns over oil price weight on sentiment (AFP)
EU, Euro-Zone Economies Grow 0.3 Percent (AP)
German Economy Stagnates in Second Quarter (AP)
Eurozone economy grows 0.3 percent in second quarter: EU (AFP)
Investors Move East to Booming Romania (AP)
Bank of England Lowers Growth Forecast (AP)
On this day
1955 Fiat Motors ordered the first private atomic reactor.
BBC - On This Day
2004: Dozens stranded in Cornish floods
Flash floods devastate a north Cornwall coastal village after the area's average August rainfall fell in just two hours.
1977: Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies
Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, dies after collapsing at his home.
1952: Flood devastates Devon village
Twelve bodies are recovered and 24 people are missing feared dead in the flood which has swept through Lynmouth in north Devon.
2003: 'War criminal' Idi Amin dies
The notorious former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin dies in exile in a Saudi Arabian hospital.
2001: Diana butler charged with theft
A former butler to Princess Diana is charged with stealing hundreds of items from the Wales household.
1984: DeLorean cleared of drugs charges
Former car maker John DeLorean is cleared of all charges against him at his drug trafficking trial in Los Angeles.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 16
| Average percentage change for this day | 0.116 % |
| Standard deviation | 0.697 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 6 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 9 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | 67 | 113 | 24 | 202 |
| Avg. % change | 0.251% | 0.243% | 0.475% | -0.033% |
| Standard deviation % change | 0.801 | 1.3 | 1.472 | 0.456 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Yahoo European Business
FTSE 100 led higher by media stocks (FT.com)
Bourses seen higher as oil price slips (FT.com)
European stocks enjoy mixed fortunes (AFP)
FTSE treads water at open (FT.com)
French Economy Worse Than Expected in 2Q (AP)
London shares close down as concerns over oil price weight on sentiment (AFP)
EU, Euro-Zone Economies Grow 0.3 Percent (AP)
German Economy Stagnates in Second Quarter (AP)
Eurozone economy grows 0.3 percent in second quarter: EU (AFP)
Investors Move East to Booming Romania (AP)
Bank of England Lowers Growth Forecast (AP)
On this day
1955 Fiat Motors ordered the first private atomic reactor.
BBC - On This Day
2004: Dozens stranded in Cornish floods
Flash floods devastate a north Cornwall coastal village after the area's average August rainfall fell in just two hours.
1977: Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies
Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, dies after collapsing at his home.
1952: Flood devastates Devon village
Twelve bodies are recovered and 24 people are missing feared dead in the flood which has swept through Lynmouth in north Devon.
2003: 'War criminal' Idi Amin dies
The notorious former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin dies in exile in a Saudi Arabian hospital.
2001: Diana butler charged with theft
A former butler to Princess Diana is charged with stealing hundreds of items from the Wales household.
1984: DeLorean cleared of drugs charges
Former car maker John DeLorean is cleared of all charges against him at his drug trafficking trial in Los Angeles.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 16
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