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 30  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13299.86     +10.57       14000.41      12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                  (Jul 19)     (Mar 14)
LONDON          6212.0      +79.8         6732.4        5858.9
                                         (Jun 15)     (Aug 16)
TOKYO         16153.82    +140.99       18261.98      15273.68
                                         (Jul 09)     (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT      7519.94     +80.76        8105.69       6447.70
                                         (Jul 16)     (Mar 14)
PARIS          5592.53     +72.51        6168.15       5265.47
                                         (Jun 01)     (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6135.0      +34.7         6422.3        5653.6
                                         (Jul 24)     (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     23484.54    +463.94       23577.73      18664.88
                                         (Aug 27)     (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3654                 (1.3661)
Dollar/Yen                     115.95                 (115.36)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0164                 (2.0162)
Gold (ounce)                   666.20                 (665.65)
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