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 30  DAY'S CHANGE   2005 YEAR  2005 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS       HIGH           LOW
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NEW YORK      10539.08      -13.70       10940.55     10012.36
             (1300 EST)                   (Mar 04)    (Apr 20)
LONDON          5477.7        -0.5         5494.8       4783.6
                                          (Sep 28)    (Jan 12)
TOKYO         13574.30      -42.94       13617.24     10825.39
                                          (Sep 29)    (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5044.12      +22.95        5048.74      4178.10
                                          (Sep 28)    (Apr 28)
PARIS          4600.02      +21.16        4600.02      3816.14
                                          (Sep 30)    (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4641.2       -30.5         4671.7      3947.10
                                          (Sep 29)     (May 4)
HONG KONG     15428.52       -2.73       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                    1.2029                 (1.2015)
Dollar/Yen                     113.56                 (113.12)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7654                 (1.7622)
Gold (ounce)                   469.00                 (471.85)
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