UK Stock Market Almanac

Tuesday, October 25, 2005

October 25: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Average percentage change for this day-0.444 %
Standard deviation0.683
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 198410
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 19844


Metals data for today
GoldSilverPlatinumPaladium
Day ranking (out of 365)195227139186
Avg. % change0.005%-0.105%0.138%-0.025%
Standard deviation % change0.7910.9241.4130.438
No. of times price has gone up11 10122
No. of times price has gone down1012 83
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996


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.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for October 25

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