UK Stock Market Almanac

Sunday, September 04, 2005

September 4: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day0.033 %
Standard deviation0.722
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 19847
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19849


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)11111517258
Avg. % change0.166%0.238%0.07%0.211%
Standard deviation % change1.1171.291.4070.958
No. of times price has gone up10 12124
No. of times price has gone down1011 82
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


Yahoo European Business
European stocks lower as L'Oreal results disappoint investors (AFP)
Investor appetite sees FTSE 250 hit new high (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)
Pound holds firm against dollar (AFP)
European stocks lag Japan rise (Reuters)

On this day
1958 The gurus of blockbuster fads, Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr, founders of Wham-O, sold their 20-millionth Hula-Hoop.

BBC - On This Day
1997: Suicide bombings put peace visit in doubt
Eight people are killed and over 150 injured in a series of suicide bomb attacks in the centre of Jerusalem.
1978: Floods devastate northern India
At least two million people are made homeless as the worst floods in living memory hit northern India.
1957: Homosexuality 'should not be a crime'
The Wolfenden Report suggests consenting sex between homosexual adults "in private"should no longer be a criminal offence in Britain.
1985: Titanic wreck captured on film
The first pictures of the wreck of the Titanic are released 73 years after the liner sank with the loss of 1,500 lives.
1964: Forth Road Bridge opened
The Queen officially opens Europe's longest suspension bridge linking Edinburgh to Perth across the River Forth.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for September 4

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