July 13: FTSE100 Performance Analysis For This Day

Average percentage change for this day	0.143 %
Standard deviation	0.7
No. of times the FTSE has gone down today since 1984	5
No. of times FTSE has gone up today since 1984	9

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Metals data for today

	Gold	Silver	Platinum	Paladium
Day ranking (out of 365)	116	310	214	200
Avg. % change	0.159%	-0.364%	-0.029%	-0.032%
Standard deviation % change	0.927	1.482	0.88	0.288
No. of times price has gone up	10	6	10	2
No. of times price has gone down	9	14	10	2

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

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Yahoo European Business
FTSE retreats as Middle-East violence pushes oil to record (FT.com)
EU's Almunia calls for stronger international voice for euro (AFP)
European stocks gain in early trade (AFP)
Wall St seen mixed, Microsoft eyed after EU fine (Reuters)
Gaming and miners help FTSE advance (FT.com)
Volatility prompts European issuance (FT.com)
FTSE 100 lower as Wall Street disappoints (FT.com)
Slovenia begins final countdown to euro debut (AFP)
EU court: Ex French PM guilty of favouritism, but no penalty (AFP)
Vodafone and M&S drag FTSE lower (FT.com)
Euro economies grow faster than expected (AP)

On this day
1898 Guglielmo Marconi patented the radio.

BBC - On This Day
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The Live Aid concert for the starving in Africa has raised triple the �10m expected.
1955: Ruth Ellis hanged for killing lover
Convicted murderer Ruth Ellis is hanged at Holloway Prison, London.
1971: Death for Moroccan rebel leaders
Ten army officers involved in an aborted coup in Morocco have been executed.
2001: Family demand inquiry into police shooting
The family of a mentally ill man shot dead by police in Liverpool last night demands a public inquiry.
1993: Green light for Manchester Olympics
Officials in Manchester bidding to hold the 2000 Olympic Games have been told their chances are "very, very high".

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