October 25: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.444 %
Standard deviation	0.683
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	10
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	4

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	195	227	139	186
Avg. % change	0.005%	-0.105%	0.138%	-0.025%
Standard deviation % change	0.791	0.924	1.413	0.438
No. of times price has gone up	11	10	12	2
No. of times price has gone down	10	12	8	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
Spain's Banco Santander Posts Profit (AP)
European bourses poised for higher open (FT.com)
Blair: EU Needs to Do More to Compete (AP)
London shares close sharply higher (AFP)
Blair, warming up for EU summit, links social system to growth (AFP)
Blair admits 'big challenge'in EU spending row (AFP)
EU plan to offset globalisation would help find new jobs: Blair (AFP)
Germany Revises Forecast for 2006 Growth (AP)
FTSE 100 slides after Wall St. stays mixed on earnings news (AFP)
British economy dampens during third quarter (AFP)
British Economic Growth Slows in 3rd Qtr. (AP)

On this day
1662 Charles II of England sold Dunkirk to France for 400,000 pounds sterling.

BBC - On This Day
1983: US troops invade Grenada
American forces seize control of the Caribbean island of Grenada less than a week after a left-wing coup in which the prime minister, Maurice Bishop, was killed.
1964: President Kaunda takes power in Zambia
Zambia is the ninth African state to gain independence from the British crown.
1984: Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia
The EEC is donating �1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia.
1976: Queen opens National Theatre in London
The Queen has officially opened the National Theatre on the South Bank in London after years of delays.
2001: Crime rates lowest for 20 years
British Crime Survey reveals the chances of being a victim of crime are lowest for 20 years.

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October 21: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.481 %
Standard deviation	2.165
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	6
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)	128	178	68	195
Avg. % change	0.136%	0.036%	0.298%	-0.029%
Standard deviation % change	0.767	1.714	1.308	0.709
No. of times price has gone up	13	13	11	3
No. of times price has gone down	8	11	8	1

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

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Yahoo European Business
FTSE 100 slides after Wall St. stays mixed on earnings news (AFP)
British economy dampens during third quarter (AFP)
Germany Revises Forecast for 2006 Growth (AP)
British Economic Growth Slows in 3rd Qtr. (AP)
Merkel Faces Opposition on Economic Issues (AP)
London shares end lower with Wall Street (AFP)
London Share Prices Finish Flat (AP)
Bourses seen opening lower on inflation fears (FT.com)
EU to Recommend Changes to Banking Rules (AP)
Oil Prices Push Up Inflation in Euro Zone (AP)
Robust oils help FTSE to small closing gains (Reuters)

On this day
1970 Caledonian Airways took over British United Airways.

BBC - On This Day
1966: Coal tip buries children in Aberfan
Tragedy hits the Welsh village of Aberfan as a coal slag tip engulfs a school burying at least 130 people and injuring many more.
1952: Kenyatta arrested in security raid
The President of the Kenya African Union, Jomo Kenyatta, is arrested following the declaration of a state of emergency in the British colony of Kenya.
2001: Anthrax claims third victim in US
A post office worker in Washington becomes the third person to be diagnosed with anthrax.
1982: Sinn Fein triumph in elections
Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness make history as they become the first members of Sinn Fein to be elected to the Ulster Assembly.
1975: Herrema kidnappers under siege
Armed police are surrounding a house near Dublin where kidnapped businessman Tiede Herrema is being held captive.

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