The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).

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           September 08   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10318.75      -24.04     10737.70        9814.66
             (1300 EDT)                 (Feb 11)      (Aug 09)
LONDON          4558.4        -7.2       4575.7         4301.5
                                        (Apr 27)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO         11279.19      -19.75     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      3884.16       -4.88      4151.83        3646.99
                                        (Jan 23)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3677.55       -4.59      3811.43        3484.84
                                        (Apr 23)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          3589.0        -0.4       3590.4         3262.0
                                        (Sep 02)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     13049.96      -86.08     13928.38       10967.65
                                        (Feb 18)      (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2172                 (1.2091)
Dollar/Yen                     109.25                 (109.34)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7881                 (1.7742)
Gold (ounce)                   399.75                 (398.02)
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