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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             SEPTEMBER 03  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK         MARKET HOLIDAY        14000.41       12133.40
                                        (Jul 19)      (Mar 14)
LONDON          6315.2      +11.9        6732.4         5858.9
                                        (Jun 15)      (Aug 16)
TOKYO         16524.93     -44.16      18261.98       15273.68
                                        (Jul 09)      (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT      7648.58     +10.41       8105.69        6447.70
                                        (Jul 16)      (Mar 14)
PARIS          5651.27     -11.43       6168.15        5265.47
                                        (Jun 01)      (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6267.3      +20.1        6422.3         5653.6
                                        (Jul 24)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     23904.09     -80.05      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                    1.3624                 (1.3638)
Dollar/Yen                     115.80                 (115.94)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0192                 (2.0165)
Gold (ounce)                   673.10                 (673.00)
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