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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May 09 DAY'S CHANGE
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 13336.54 +27.47 13312.97 12133.40
(1300 EDT) (May 07) (Mar 14)
LONDON 6549.6 -0.8 6603.7 6058.7
(May 04) (Mar 05)
TOKYO 17748.12 +91.28 18215.35 16642.25
(Feb 26) (Mar 05)
FRANKFURT 7475.99 +33.79 7525.69 6447.70
(May 07) (Mar 14)
PARIS 6051.63 +17.38 6071.48 5296.22
(May 07) (Mar 14)
SYDNEY 6341.0 +36.6 6341.0 5771.8
(May 09) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 20844.78 +138.43 20896.64 18664.88
(May 07) (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3552 (1.3542)
Dollar/Yen 119.82 (119.92)
Pound/Dollar 1.9968 (1.9895)
Gold (ounce) 680.85 (686.65)
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