Key stock and currency market movements

09 Aug, 2006

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 08 DAY'S CHANGE 2006 YEAR 2006 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 11245.71 +26.33 11642.65 10667.39
(1300 EDT) (May 10) (Jan 20)
LONDON 5818.1 -10.7 6132.7 5519.6
(Apr 21) (Jun 13)
TOKYO 15464.66 +310.6 17563.37 14218.60
(Apr 07) (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT 5651.92 +25.25 6140.72 5292.14
(May 09) (Jun 13)
PARIS 4967.95 +11.61 5312.18 4617.59
(May 09) (Jun 13)
SYDNEY 5024.8 +63.0 5364.5 4776.00
(May 11) (Jan 03)
HONG KONG 17048.2 +94.65 17301.79 14944.77
(May 08) (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2837 (1.2853)
Dollar/Yen 115.04 (114.92)
Pound/Dollar 1.9064 (1.9082)
Gold (ounce) 646.85 (649.70)
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