August 9: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
European bourses poised for opening losses (FT.com)
London shares close higher as rally in banks offsets oil price spike (AFP)
European shares rise as techs rally (Reuters)
European stocks dragged down by profit-taking, US rate prospects (AFP)
London shares in the black at close as oil prices ease; miners rally (AFP)
ECB Keeps Euro-Zone Rate Unchanged (AP)
IMF Cuts Euro-Zone Growth Forecast (AP)
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)
On this day
1995 Internet browser maker Netscape floated on Nasdaq with an expected opening price of $12. By the time the first trade was made the price had rocketed up to $71. This marked the start of a flurry of internet IPOs.
BBC - On This Day
1945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki
American forces drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki - the second such attack on Japan in the past three days.
1971: NI activates internment law
New powers to enable authorities in Northern Ireland to indefinitely detain suspected terrorists without trial are introduced.
1974: Ford takes over as Nixon quits
Vice President Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th US president following Richard Nixon's resignation.
1969: Film star stabbed in 'ritualistic' killings
Actress Sharon Tate is found brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home, along with four other victims.
1979: Brighton bares all
Brighton becomes the first major resort in Britain to officially set aside part of its seafront to nudists.
1993: Wounded Bosnian girl flown to UK
A five-year-old girl who was severely injured in the fighting in Bosnia is flown to Britain for treatment.
1999: Kennedy wins Lib Dem leadership
Charles Kennedy wins the race to succeed Paddy Ashdown as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
1981: Second killer escapes from Broadmoor
A double murderer has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane - the second killer to do so in less than three weeks.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 9
| Average percentage change for this day | -0.023 % |
| Standard deviation | 0.807 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 8 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 7 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | 214 | 315 | 259 | 18 |
| Avg. % change | -0.028% | -0.39% | -0.112% | 0.425% |
| Standard deviation % change | 1.923 | 1.652 | 1.509 | 1.507 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 13 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
Yahoo European Business
European bourses poised for opening losses (FT.com)
London shares close higher as rally in banks offsets oil price spike (AFP)
European shares rise as techs rally (Reuters)
European stocks dragged down by profit-taking, US rate prospects (AFP)
London shares in the black at close as oil prices ease; miners rally (AFP)
ECB Keeps Euro-Zone Rate Unchanged (AP)
IMF Cuts Euro-Zone Growth Forecast (AP)
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)
On this day
1995 Internet browser maker Netscape floated on Nasdaq with an expected opening price of $12. By the time the first trade was made the price had rocketed up to $71. This marked the start of a flurry of internet IPOs.
BBC - On This Day
1945: Atom bomb hits Nagasaki
American forces drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki - the second such attack on Japan in the past three days.
1971: NI activates internment law
New powers to enable authorities in Northern Ireland to indefinitely detain suspected terrorists without trial are introduced.
1974: Ford takes over as Nixon quits
Vice President Gerald Ford is sworn in as the 38th US president following Richard Nixon's resignation.
1969: Film star stabbed in 'ritualistic' killings
Actress Sharon Tate is found brutally murdered in her Los Angeles home, along with four other victims.
1979: Brighton bares all
Brighton becomes the first major resort in Britain to officially set aside part of its seafront to nudists.
1993: Wounded Bosnian girl flown to UK
A five-year-old girl who was severely injured in the fighting in Bosnia is flown to Britain for treatment.
1999: Kennedy wins Lib Dem leadership
Charles Kennedy wins the race to succeed Paddy Ashdown as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
1981: Second killer escapes from Broadmoor
A double murderer has escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane - the second killer to do so in less than three weeks.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for August 9
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