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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          October 08  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      14032.03     -33.98      14087.55       12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                 (Oct 01)      (Mar 14)
LONDON          6540.9      -54.9        6732.4         5858.9
                                        (Jun 15)      (Aug 16)
TOKYO           MARKET HOLIDAY         18261.98       15273.68
                                        (Jul 09)      (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT      7974.37     -27.81       8105.69        6447.70
                                        (Jul 16)      (Mar 14)
PARIS          5829.40     -13.84       6168.15        5265.47
                                        (Jun 01)      (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6654.3      +48.9        6660.0         5653.6
                                        (Oct 03)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     27770.29     -61.23      28199.75       18664.88
                                        (Oct 02)      (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.4055                 (1.4135)
Dollar/Yen                     117.39                 (116.97)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0360                 (2.0422)
Gold (ounce)                   733.65                 (741.80)
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