December 10: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	-0.303 %
Standard deviation	0.745
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	12
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	3

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	299	238	199	42
Avg. % change	-0.188%	-0.126%	0%	0.268%
Standard deviation % change	1.18	2.36	0.769	1.106
No. of times price has gone up	9	10	7	4
No. of times price has gone down	10	13	10	3

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks wilt on interest rate concerns, corporate news (AFP)
Oils drag FTSE lower (FT.com)
The FTSE feels the impact of pension fund selling (FT.com)
Germany's Trade Surplus Falls in October (AP)
London shares turn higher at close (AFP)
Northern Rock foundation for FTSE rally (FT.com)
EU fails to agree on reduced VAT rates amid German resistance (AFP)
Britain sets out proposals to break EU budget impasse (AFP)
British finance minister slashes optimistic economic growth targets (AFP)
Dutch Zalm casts doubt on EU budget deal (Reuters)
EU and US must slash subsidies - Goodale (Reuters)

On this day
1948 UN General Assembly adopted Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

BBC - On This Day
1988: Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake
Up to 45,000 people die and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures reveal today.
1990: Iraq frees British hostages
The first of the hostages held in the Gulf for four and a half months have arrived in Britain after their release by Saddam Hussein.
2003: Mother cleared of murdering babies
The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Angela Cannings, jailed for life for the murder of her two baby sons.
1981: Mystery disease kills homosexuals
Mystery disease is causing increasing concern among medical practitioners in the United States.
1961: Apartheid attacked at Nobel ceremony
Alfred Luthuli, leader of the banned African National Congress, attacks South Africa's regime as he receives the Nobel peace prize.
1979: Daredevil Kidd's 80ft river jump
Stuntman Eddie Kidd has accomplished a "death-defying"motorcycle leap.

Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for December 10