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
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13410.41    +171.68      14000.41       12133.40
            (1300 EDT)                  (Jul 19)      (Mar 14)
LONDON         6303.3       +91.3        6732.4         5858.9
                                        (Jun 15)      (Aug 16)
TOKYO        16569.09     +415.27      18261.98       15273.68
                                        (Jul 09)      (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT     7638.17     +118.23       8105.69        6447.70
                                        (Jul 16)      (Mar 14)
PARIS         5662.70      +70.17       6168.15        5265.47
                                        (Jun 01)      (Aug 16)
SYDNEY         6247.2      +112.2        6422.3         5653.6
                                        (Jul 24)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG    23984.14      +499.6      23984.14       18664.88
                                        (Aug 31)      (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3638                 (1.3654)
Dollar/Yen                     115.94                 (115.95)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0165                 (2.0164)
Gold (ounce)                   673.00                 (666.20)
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