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 05  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      13328.80      -120.06      14000.41     12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                   (Jul 19)    (Mar 14)
LONDON          6270.7       -106.1        6732.4       5858.9
                                          (Jun 15)    (Aug 16)
TOKYO         16158.45      -262.02      18261.98     15273.68
                                          (Jul 09)    (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT      7588.03      -133.74       8105.69      6447.70
                                          (Jul 16)    (Mar 14)
PARIS          5551.55      -121.17       6168.15      5265.47
                                          (Jun 01)    (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6262.7        -30.6        6422.3       5653.6
                                          (Jul 24)    (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     24069.17       +183.1      24069.17     18664.88
                                          (Sep 05)    (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3670                 (1.3610)
Dollar/Yen                     115.36                 (116.13)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0225                 (2.0137)
Gold (ounce)                   682.10                 (681.60)
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