August 17: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.083 %
Standard deviation	0.931
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)	220	260	224	124
Avg. % change	-0.036%	-0.165%	-0.048%	0.057%
Standard deviation % change	0.869	1.513	1.637	0.774
No. of times price has gone up	10	9	9	2
No. of times price has gone down	9	12	9	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks mixed amidst lower oil price, telecoms news (AFP)
FTSE 100 led higher by media stocks (FT.com)
Bourses seen higher as oil price slips (FT.com)
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
1896 Gold was discovered on the Klondike River.

BBC - On This Day
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President of the United States, Bill Clinton, admits having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
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1999: Turkey hit by huge earthquake
The most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey leaves at least 1,000 people dead.
2000: Prince William makes the grade
Prince William passes three A-levels and secures a place to study history of art at the oldest university in Scotland, St Andrews.
1978: US balloonists' record Atlantic crossing
Three Americans make the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by hot air balloon.

Wikipedia On This Day
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