September 12: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.447 %
Standard deviation	1.156
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	10
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	5

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	203	16	182	82
Avg. % change	-0.015%	0.843%	0.053%	0.136%
Standard deviation % change	1.03	2.467	1.244	0.681
No. of times price has gone up	11	16	13	3
No. of times price has gone down	9	7	5	2

Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks poised for opening gains (FT.com)
Brown pushes economic reform so Europe can take on Asia (AFP)
EU demands more and cheaper oil (Reuters)
EU ministers call for global response to oil price problem (AFP)
Ministers agree to give Portugal three years to control budget (AFP)
EU finance ministers offer support to Palestinian economy (AFP)
EU ministers warn against uncordinated action over oil prices (AFP)
EU Ministers Debate Oil Prices, Growth (AP)
EU ministers to tackle soaring oil prices that dampen growth prospects (AFP)
Brown condemns 'new protectionism'in EU (AFP)
European stocks rebound, boosted by strong energy sector (AFP)

On this day
2000 The Japanese bank, Nomura, pulled out of a deal to buy the Millennium Dome for �105m ($148m).
1958 At Texas Instruments, Jack Kilby completed building the first integrated circuit, containing five components on a piece of germanium half an inch long and thinner than a toothpick.

BBC - On This Day
2001: US declares war on terror
The President of the United States describes the destruction caused in New York and Washington as an act of war against all freedom-loving people.
1977: Steve Biko dies in custody
The leader of the black consciousness movement in South Africa, Steve Biko, dies in police custody.
1970: Hijacked jets destroyed by guerrillas
Palestinian militants blow up the three planes they have been holding at an airfield in the Jordanian desert.
2003: Johnny Cash dies
One of the great legends of country music, Johnny Cash, dies after a short illness.
1997: Scots say 'Yes' to home rule
Scotland votes decisively for home rule in a referendum on how they want the country to be governed.
1959: Soviets launch rocket at the moon
A massive Russian rocket, carrying 860lb (391kg) of scientific instruments, is successfully launched at the moon.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for September 12