August 5: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
Strong earnings cap European shares fall (Reuters)
ECB Keeps Euro-Zone Rate Unchanged (AP)
European stock markets fall ahead of interest rate calls (AFP)
CI Financial backs away from Amvescap (FT.com)
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)
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)
On this day
2001 The Filofax Group, maker of the well-known organisers, was sold by its struggling American owners to UK diary maker Letts for �17 million.
1861 Income tax introduced in the US - as a ten-year temporary measure to help fight the civil war.
BBC - On This Day
1973: Athens attack leaves three dead
Three people are killed and 55 wounded when two Arab gunmen open fire on a crowded passenger lounge at Athens airport.
1962: Marilyn Monroe found dead
Film actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her bed with an empty bottle of sleeping tablets by her side.
1983: IRA members jailed for 4,000 years
Twenty two members of the IRA are jailed for a total of more than 4,000 years following one of Northern Ireland's biggest mass trials.
1991: Toddler 'poorly' after dog attack
A two-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being savaged by a Rottweiler dog.
1975: Deadly tree disease spreads
Dutch elm disease, which has so far attacked more than three million trees in Britain, is spreading, according to Forestry Commission officials.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 5
| Average percentage change for this day | -0.198 % |
| Standard deviation | 1.041 |
| 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) | 266 | 288 | 303 | 126 |
| Avg. % change | -0.115% | -0.253% | -0.243% | 0.051% |
| Standard deviation % change | 0.9 | 1.135 | 1.311 | 1.251 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
Yahoo European Business
Strong earnings cap European shares fall (Reuters)
ECB Keeps Euro-Zone Rate Unchanged (AP)
European stock markets fall ahead of interest rate calls (AFP)
CI Financial backs away from Amvescap (FT.com)
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)
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)
On this day
2001 The Filofax Group, maker of the well-known organisers, was sold by its struggling American owners to UK diary maker Letts for �17 million.
1861 Income tax introduced in the US - as a ten-year temporary measure to help fight the civil war.
BBC - On This Day
1973: Athens attack leaves three dead
Three people are killed and 55 wounded when two Arab gunmen open fire on a crowded passenger lounge at Athens airport.
1962: Marilyn Monroe found dead
Film actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her bed with an empty bottle of sleeping tablets by her side.
1983: IRA members jailed for 4,000 years
Twenty two members of the IRA are jailed for a total of more than 4,000 years following one of Northern Ireland's biggest mass trials.
1991: Toddler 'poorly' after dog attack
A two-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being savaged by a Rottweiler dog.
1975: Deadly tree disease spreads
Dutch elm disease, which has so far attacked more than three million trees in Britain, is spreading, according to Forestry Commission officials.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 5
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