February 16: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day
Metals data for today
Gold:since 1970, Silver : 1970, Platinum: 1976, Paladium: 1996
Yahoo European Business
Diageo helps FTSE advance (FT.com)
Bank of England Expects Economic Growth (AP)
European stocks stable (AFP)
Mining stocks support FTSE (FT.com)
Bourses edge higher after strong Street (FT.com)
Bourses fail to follow Street higher (FT.com)
Officials Don't See Rate Increases Harmful (AP)
German Economic Growth Stalls During 4Q (AP)
Euro economy ended 2005 badly, brave face in 2006 (Reuters)
Europe upbeat on growth, as rate hike seen (AFP)
US hopes EU delays sanctions in FSC dispute (AFP)
On this day
1937 DuPont Corp patented nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers.
1992 IBM announced it would cut its staff by 25,000 employees - its first layoffs in fifty years.
BBC - On This Day
1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM
Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro becomes the country's youngest ever premier.
2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage
At least seven Serbs are killed in a bomb attack on a bus making its way to a religious ceremony in Kosovo.
1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns
Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting resigns from his post over the Belgrano affair.
1972: Miners' strike turns off the lights
Many homes and businesses will be without electricity for up to nine hours a day from today, the Central Electricity Generating Board has announced.
1965: Beeching plans for 'bloated' railways
A second report from British Railways Board chairman Dr Richard Beeching outlines transport needs for the next 25 years.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for February 16
| Average percentage change for this day | 0.465 % |
| Standard deviation | 1.12 |
| Standard deviation | 0.844 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 7 |
| No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984 | 3 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 6 |
| No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984 | 11 |
Metals data for today
| Gold | Silver | Platinum | Paladium | |
| Day ranking (out of 365) | 221 | 231 | 236 | 149 |
| Avg. % change | -0.12% | -0.308% | -0.427% | -0.047% |
| Standard deviation % change | 0.858 | 1.89 | 1.852 | 0.923 |
| No. of times price has gone up | 19 | 20 | 19 | 3 |
| No. of times price has gone down | 18 | 24 | 22 | 6 |
Yahoo European Business
Diageo helps FTSE advance (FT.com)
Bank of England Expects Economic Growth (AP)
European stocks stable (AFP)
Mining stocks support FTSE (FT.com)
Bourses edge higher after strong Street (FT.com)
Bourses fail to follow Street higher (FT.com)
Officials Don't See Rate Increases Harmful (AP)
German Economic Growth Stalls During 4Q (AP)
Euro economy ended 2005 badly, brave face in 2006 (Reuters)
Europe upbeat on growth, as rate hike seen (AFP)
US hopes EU delays sanctions in FSC dispute (AFP)
On this day
1937 DuPont Corp patented nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers.
1992 IBM announced it would cut its staff by 25,000 employees - its first layoffs in fifty years.
BBC - On This Day
1959: Castro sworn in as Cuban PM
Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro becomes the country's youngest ever premier.
2001: Serbs killed in Kosovo pilgrimage
At least seven Serbs are killed in a bomb attack on a bus making its way to a religious ceremony in Kosovo.
1985: Falklands' row civil servant resigns
Ministry of Defence assistant secretary Clive Ponting resigns from his post over the Belgrano affair.
1972: Miners' strike turns off the lights
Many homes and businesses will be without electricity for up to nine hours a day from today, the Central Electricity Generating Board has announced.
1965: Beeching plans for 'bloated' railways
A second report from British Railways Board chairman Dr Richard Beeching outlines transport needs for the next 25 years.
Wikipedia On This Day
Wikipedia entry for February 16
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