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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              AUGUST 09   DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10610.74     +73.81       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EST)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5363.7      +19.4         5363.7         4783.6
                                         (Aug 09)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         11900.32    +121.34       11981.80       10825.39
                                         (Aug 03)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      4909.48     +71.62        4932.87        4178.10
                                          (Aug 2)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4491.69     +50.68        4503.33        3816.14
                                          (Aug 2)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4417.8       +9.9         4417.8        3947.10
                                         (Aug 09)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     15047.84     -61.10       15137.08       13355.23
                                         (Aug 02)      (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2344                  (1.2358)
Dollar/Yen                     112.09                  (111.90)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7843                  (1.7861)
Gold (ounce)                   434.20                  (435.10)
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