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 24   DAY'S CHANGE   2005 YEAR   2005 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS       HIGH           LOW
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NEW YORK      10550.71      +31.13       10940.55     10012.36
             (1300 EST)                   (Mar 04)    (Apr 20)
LONDON          5275.2       -25.0         5377.5       4783.6
                                          (Aug 10)    (Jan 12)
TOKYO         12502.26      +29.33       12502.26     10825.39
                                          (Aug 24)    (May 17)
FRANKFURT      4915.95       -1.79        4953.93      4178.10
                                          (Aug 11)    (Apr 28)
PARIS          4424.43      -12.13        4527.11      3816.14
                                          (Aug 10)    (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4446.4       -38.5         4499.3      3947.10
                                          (Aug 22)     (May 4)
HONG KONG     14873.85     -100.04       15466.06     13355.23
                                          (Aug 15)    (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2261                 (1.2228)
Dollar/Yen                     110.18                 (109.76)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7995                 (1.8007)
Gold (ounce)                   437.05                 (439.00)
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