UK Stock Market Almanac

Monday, August 22, 2005

August 22: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.023 %
Standard deviation0.728
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19848
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)233235108231
Avg. % change-0.058%-0.122%0.201%-0.083%
Standard deviation % change0.6761.2880.9980.674
No. of times price has gone up9 7102
No. of times price has gone down1115 83
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European stocks forge higher as mining shares rally in London (AFP)
French economic growth slows in second quarter on lower spending (Canadian Press)
Shares close in red; pharma gains fail to offset weak oil stocks (AFP)
Euro-Zone Inflation Rises to 2.2 Percent (AP)
Shares close weaker on ex-dividend factors (AFP)
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
1906 The First Victor Victrola was manufactured.

BBC - On This Day
1978: Kenya's founding father dies
The Kenyan president, Jomo Kenyatta, dies aged 89 at his home in Mombasa.
1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics
Rhodesia is thrown out of the Olympic Games with just four days to go before the opening ceremony in the German city of Munich.
1986: Police chief cleared of misconduct
Deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester police John Stalker is cleared of misconduct.
1999: Man in custody after burglary shooting
A 54-year-old farmer is arrested after a suspected burglar was killed at a farmhouse in Norfolk.
1966: ICI announces big nylon job losses
Britain's largest manufacturing company Imperial Chemical Industries announces 1,000 redundancies at its nylon-fibre producing factories.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 22

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