September 3: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.006 %
Standard deviation	1.557
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	7
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	25	51	249	244
Avg. % change	0.421%	0.442%	-0.096%	-0.107%
Standard deviation % change	2.8	2.718	2.324	0.855
No. of times price has gone up	14	13	7	2
No. of times price has gone down	7	10	13	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks lower as L'Oreal results disappoint investors (AFP)
Investor appetite sees FTSE 250 hit new high (FT.com)
European bourses expected to open higher (FT.com)
ECB unlikely to cut rates despite inflation fall (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)
Euro weakens against dollar, unable take advantage of good German data (AFP)

BBC - On This Day
2004: Russian school siege ends in violence
More than 200 people die after a three-day siege at a Russian school came to a bloody end.
1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago.
1998: All feared dead in Swissair crash
A Swissair plane flying from New York to Geneva crashes in the sea off the coast of Nova Scotia, just over an hour after taking off.
1943: Allied troops invade mainland Italy
British troops land on mainland Europe four years to the day after war was declared on Germany.
1984: Typhoon batters Philippines
At least 1,300 people die and hundreds more are injured as the worst storm in living memory sweeps across the southern Philippines.
1976: Hull prison riot ends
The last protesting imates at Hull's top-security prison finally surrender after 67 hours on the rampage.
1954: National Trust buys remote island
The National Trust purchases Fair Isle in northern Scotland famous for its bird sanctuary and knitted sweaters.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for September 3