January 18: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.092 %
Standard deviation	1.3
Standard deviation	0.615
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	6
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	8
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)	40	50	99	364
Avg. % change	0.217%	0.148%	0.172%	-2.122%
Standard deviation % change	1.597	2.271	1.234	14.288
No. of times price has gone up	21	24	24	4
No. of times price has gone down	15	23	15	5

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

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Yahoo European Business
European stocks set for sharp sell-off (FT.com)
London shares end lower (AFP)
Financial groups seek EU integration (FT.com)
International donors conference on bird flu opens in Beijing (Canadian Press)
French Finance Minister Wants Steady Rates (AP)
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)

On this day
1980 The silver price peaked at $49.48, following its accumulation by the Hunt Brothers. (3 months later the price had fallen below $15.)
1980 The price of gold hit $835 - its historic high.

BBC - On This Day
1991: Iraqi Scud missiles hit Israel
Israel teeters on the brink of joining the Gulf War after Iraq attacks Tel Aviv and Haifa with Scud missiles.
1967: 'Boston Strangler' sentenced to life
Albert DeSalvo, who says he murdered 13 women, is given a life sentence for assault and armed robbery.
1981: Nine die in New Cross house fire
Nine people are killed and 20 injured in a blaze which engulfed a house early this morning in south London.
1963: Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies
Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell dies after a sudden deterioration in his heart condition.
1972: Rhodesia's former leader arrested
Garfield Todd and his daughter, Judith, are seized after violence erupts over Anglo-Rhodesian plans for independence.
1996: Green groups join bypass battle
Six major environmental organisations add their support to the growing anti-bypass campaign in Newbury, Berkshire.

Wikipedia On This Day
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