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 31   DAY'S CHANGE   2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11383.47      +0.56       11642.65     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 10)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5906.1      -23.2         6132.7       5519.6
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16140.76    +268.74       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      5859.57      -7.96        6140.72      5292.14
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5165.04     -17.75        5312.18      4617.59
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          5115.4      +48.1         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     17392.27    +107.56       17451.03     14944.77
                                         (Aug 16)    (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2795                (1.2818)
Dollar/Yen                     117.39                (117.27)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9026                (1.9025)
Gold (ounce)                   625.15                (615.50)
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