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 22 DAY'S CHANGE
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 13173.62 +82.76 14000.41 12133.40
(1300 EDT) (Jul 19) (Mar 14)
LONDON 6196.0 +109.8 6732.4 5858.9
(Jun 15) (Aug 16)
TOKYO 15900.64 -0.7 18261.98 15273.68
(Jul 09) (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT 7500.48 +75.73 8105.69 6447.70
(Jul 16) (Mar 14)
PARIS 5518.17 +99.39 6168.15 5265.47
(Jun 01) (Aug 16)
SYDNEY 6005.0 +15.6 6422.3 5653.6
(Jul 24) (Mar 05)
HONG KONG 22346.88 +617.53 23472.88 18664.88
(Jul 24) (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3532 (1.3477)
Dollar/Yen 114.96 (114.33)
Pound/Dollar 1.9904 (1.9820)
Gold (ounce) 660.70 (655.65)
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