August 30: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
European stocks set for opening gains (FT.com)
Survey: German Consumer Sentiment on Rise (AP)
Economic growth faster than expected in second quarter (AFP)
British Economy Grows at Faster Rate in 2Q (AP)
European stocks regain ground as oil price recedes (AFP)
Shares manage to end off lows as Wall St. creeps higher (AFP)
Lloyds TSB gains on Wells Fargo bid talk (Reuters)
Euro weakens against dollar, unable take advantage of good German data (AFP)
Pound holds firm against dollar (AFP)
European stocks lag Japan rise (Reuters)
French economic growth slows in second quarter on lower spending (Canadian Press)
On this day
1930 Warren Buffett was born on this day.
BBC - On This Day
1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot
More than 100 police officers are taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London.
1980: Polish workers win trade union rights
Striking Polish workers win a sweeping victory in a battle with their Communist rulers for the right to independent trade unions and the right to strike.
1982: PLO leader forced from Beirut
The leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leaves his Beirut headquarters after more than a decade.
2001: Milosevic to face genocide charge
Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is to be charged with genocide - the most serious of all war crimes.
1968: Princess Marina laid to rest
Senior members of the Royal Family attend the funeral of Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, who died earlier this week.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 30
| Average percentage change for this day | 0.084 % |
| Standard deviation | 0.807 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 4 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 8 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | 226 | 256 | 347 | 304 |
| Avg. % change | -0.045% | -0.163% | -0.479% | -0.256% |
| Standard deviation % change | 0.601 | 1.206 | 1.224 | 0.976 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
Yahoo European Business
European stocks set for opening gains (FT.com)
Survey: German Consumer Sentiment on Rise (AP)
Economic growth faster than expected in second quarter (AFP)
British Economy Grows at Faster Rate in 2Q (AP)
European stocks regain ground as oil price recedes (AFP)
Shares manage to end off lows as Wall St. creeps higher (AFP)
Lloyds TSB gains on Wells Fargo bid talk (Reuters)
Euro weakens against dollar, unable take advantage of good German data (AFP)
Pound holds firm against dollar (AFP)
European stocks lag Japan rise (Reuters)
French economic growth slows in second quarter on lower spending (Canadian Press)
On this day
1930 Warren Buffett was born on this day.
BBC - On This Day
1976: Notting Hill Carnival ends in riot
More than 100 police officers are taken to hospital after clashes at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London.
1980: Polish workers win trade union rights
Striking Polish workers win a sweeping victory in a battle with their Communist rulers for the right to independent trade unions and the right to strike.
1982: PLO leader forced from Beirut
The leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leaves his Beirut headquarters after more than a decade.
2001: Milosevic to face genocide charge
Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is to be charged with genocide - the most serious of all war crimes.
1968: Princess Marina laid to rest
Senior members of the Royal Family attend the funeral of Princess Marina, the Duchess of Kent, who died earlier this week.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 30
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