UK Stock Market Almanac

Friday, September 02, 2005

September 2: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.163 %
Standard deviation0.905
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19846
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19847


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)51124298
Avg. % change0.306%0.928%0.716%-0.23%
Standard deviation % change0.9562.3311.5640.807
No. of times price has gone up15 14141
No. of times price has gone down610 54
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European stocks climb, Exel soars on takeover bid (AFP)
European bourses expected to open higher (FT.com)
ECB unlikely to cut rates despite inflation fall (FT.com)
European stocks set to make modest gains (FT.com)
France calls for more EU dialogue with ECB (FT.com)
EU trade chief warns of economic 'pain'if Chinese textiles not allowed into Europe (Canadian Press)
Survey: German Consumer Sentiment on Rise (AP)
Economic growth faster than expected in second quarter (AFP)
British Economy Grows at Faster Rate in 2Q (AP)
Shares manage to end off lows as Wall St. creeps higher (AFP)
Lloyds TSB gains on Wells Fargo bid talk (Reuters)

On this day
1789 The US Treasury Department was established.

BBC - On This Day
1945: Japan signs unconditional surrender
Japanese officials sign the act of unconditional surrender, finally bringing to an end six years of world war.
1979: Ripper suspected of 12th murder
Police discover the body of a young woman - thought to be the 12th victim of the "Yorkshire Ripper"- in an alleyway near the centre of Bradford.
1984: Seven killed in biker shootings
A 14-year-old girl and six bikers are killed in a gun battle between rival gangs in a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
1994: Roy Castle loses battle with cancer
Entertainer and television presenter Roy Castle dies from cancer at his Buckinghamshire home, just two days after his 62nd birthday.
1951: Designers prepare to dazzle Venice
British designers hold a fashion show of 40 outfits they plan to show at the Venice Biennale arts festival.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for September 2

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