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 22 DAY'S CHANGE 2005 YEAR 2005 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10553.25 -5.98 10940.55 10012.36
(1300 EST) (Mar 04) (Apr 20)
LONDON 5318.4 +5.8 5377.5 4783.6
(Aug 10) (Jan 12)
TOKYO 12452.51 +160.78 12452.51 10825.39
(Aug 22) (May 17)
FRANKFURT 4941.69 +11.78 4953.93 4178.10
(Aug 11) (Apr 28)
PARIS 4485.94 -1.96 4527.11 3816.14
(Aug 10) (Jan 12)
SYDNEY 4499.3 +37.6 4499.3 3947.10
(Aug 22) (May 4)
HONG KONG 15218.63 +180.02 15466.06 13355.23
(Aug 15) (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1730 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2227 (1.2175)
Dollar/Yen 109.74 (110.40)
Pound/Dollar 1.7997 (1.7962)
Gold (ounce) 437.70 (437.50)
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