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 23 DAY'S CHANGE
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 13184.75 +51.38 14000.41 12133.40
(1300 EDT) (Jul 19) (Mar 14)
LONDON 6196.9 +0.9 6732.4 5858.9
(Jun 15) (Aug 16)
TOKYO 16316.32 +415.68 18261.98 15273.68
(Jul 09) (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT 7511.96 +11.48 8105.69 6447.70
(Jul 16) (Mar 14)
PARIS 5523.33 +5.16 6168.15 5265.47
(Jun 01) (Aug 16)
SYDNEY 6159.7 +154.7 6422.3 5653.6
(Jul 24) (Mar 05)
HONG KONG 22966.97 +620.09 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 1.3561 (1.3532)
Dollar/Yen 115.74 (114.96)
Pound/Dollar 2.0035 (1.9904)
Gold (ounce) 660.10 (660.70)
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