UK Stock Market Almanac

Thursday, August 04, 2005

August 4: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.22 %
Standard deviation0.627
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19849
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19845


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)268282195192
Avg. % change-0.121%-0.234%0.005%-0.028%
Standard deviation % change0.631.6341.3321.072
No. of times price has gone up6 11132
No. of times price has gone down1311 62
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
Bourses seen flat as focus shifts to US payrolls (FT.com)
IMF Cuts Euro-Zone Growth Forecast (AP)
It is high time for the Bank to act decisively on rates (FT.com)
London shares in the black at close as oil prices ease; miners rally (AFP)
European shares dip in results flood (Reuters)
Oil sector fuels Europe's bourses (FT.com)
Former ECB Chief Duisenberg Found Dead (AP)
Duisenberg, ECB's ex-president, dies at age 70 (Reuters)
First ECB president Duisenberg dies at age 70 in France (AFP)
First ECB president Duisenberg found dead in France (AFP)
European stocks end week with mixed fortunes, London gains 0.23 percent (AFP)

On this day
1961 The IMF made a credit of �714 million to the UK.
1930 The first US supermarket, King Kullen, opened on this day.

BBC - On This Day
1964: Three civil rights activists found dead
FBI agents uncover the bodies of three missing civil rights workers at a dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi.
1987: Moors murderer claims more killings
Moors murderer Ian Brady claims he was involved in another five killings.
2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls
Police in Cambridgeshire say they are "extremely concerned"over the disappearance of two 10-year-old schoolgirls.
1972: Governor Wallace's attacker jailed
The man who tried to assassinate Governor George Wallace is sentenced to 63 years in jail.
2000: Queen Mother celebrates centenary
Celebrations take place all over the United Kingdom to mark the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 4

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