UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, September 16, 2005

September 16: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.057 %
Standard deviation0.944
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19846
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19848


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)14726713649
Avg. % change0.097%-0.195%0.14%0.238%
Standard deviation % change0.9241.2410.8521.119
No. of times price has gone up9 10103
No. of times price has gone down1114 91
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
London flat ahead of options expiries (FT.com)
European bourses higher but nerves remain (FT.com)
European bourses poised for lower open (FT.com)
European stocks mostly rise in early deals (AFP)
Election Could Halt German Market Rally (AP)
FTSE keeps Taiwan, S Korea status unchanged (FT.com)
EC Official: Euro-Zone Growth Is Likely (AP)
European equities reclaim some lost ground (FT.com)
European stocks poised to move higher (FT.com)
Ecuador rejects EU banana tariff proposal (Reuters)
Shares close lower as Smith &Nephew warning weighs on FTSE 100 (AFP)

On this day
1998 23 years after it was founded, Microsoft gained the title of biggest company in the world, with a value of $261bn.
1992 Black Wednesday - sterling dropped 16% in value and effectively withdrew from ERM.

BBC - On This Day
1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood'
At least 177 people die during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine.
1978: Thousands dead in Iran earthquake
An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hits south-east Iran demolishing a major city and dozens of surrounding villages.
1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash
Pop star Marc Bolan is killed in a car crash in south-west London.
1992: UK crashes out of ERM
The government suspends Britain's membership of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
1968: Post Office backs first class service
The new two-tier postal service proves confusing for customers, but the Post Office says it will raise extra cash.

Wikipedia On This Day
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