January 17: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.155 %
Standard deviation	0.972
Standard deviation	1.035
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	8
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	9
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	5

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	209	108	112	347
Avg. % change	-0.147%	0.168%	-0.066%	-1.999%
Standard deviation % change	1.456	2.309	1.726	14.312
No. of times price has gone up	23	26	23	5
No. of times price has gone down	18	19	17	4

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

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Yahoo European Business
European bourses poised for opening losses (FT.com)
European Stocks Finish Higher (AP)
Euro zone on course for 'modest'growth (AFP)
Credit Lyonnais sees 1.9 percent GDP growth in France this year (AFP)
EU Expects Economy to Grow Strongly in 2Q (AP)
ECB holds key interest rate steady at 2.25 per cent; no hints on future increases (Canadian Press)
Sterling holds ground as Bank of England freezes rates (AFP)
Germany's Economy Grows by 0.9 Percent (AP)
Bank of England kick-starts 2006 with rate freeze (AFP)
EU Refuses Market Economy Status for Some (AP)
French Government Pledges to Tackle Debt (AP)

On this day
1969 After a rash of ""wildcat"" strikes, Barbara Castle published her white paper, ""In Place of Strife"" in an attempt to introduce trade union legislation. The resulting arguments split the Labour Party and almost brought down the Wilson government.
1948 House of Commons voted to nationalise steel industry.

BBC - On This Day
1991: 'Mother of all Battles' begins
Operation Desert Storm begins as Gulf War Allies send hundreds of planes on bombing raids into Iraq - Saddam Hussein remains defiant.
1995: Earthquake devastates Kobe
A massive quake destroys whole areas of Japan's industrial heartland, leaving many hundreds of people dead.
1994: Massive earthquake hits Los Angeles
An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale devastates Los Angeles in the USA, killing more than 20 people.
1977: Gilmore executed by firing squad
Gary Gilmore, the convicted murderer, is executed by firing squad in the Utah state prison, Salt Lake City.
1983: BBC wakes up to morning TV
People have been switching on their televisions a little earlier than usual to catch Britain's first breakfast news programme.

Wikipedia On This Day
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