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 09  DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      14058.45     +14.72      14087.55       12133.40
             (1300 EDT)                 (Oct 01)      (Mar 14)
LONDON          6615.4      +74.5        6732.4         5858.9
                                        (Jun 15)      (Aug 16)
TOKYO         17159.90     +94.86      18261.98       15273.68
                                        (Jul 09)      (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT      7980.44      +6.07       8105.69        6447.70
                                        (Jul 16)      (Mar 14)
PARIS          5861.93     +32.53       6168.15        5265.47
                                        (Jun 01)      (Aug 16)
SYDNEY          6677.8      +23.5        6677.8         5653.6
                                        (Oct 09)      (Mar 05)
HONG KONG     28228.04    +457.75      28228.04       18664.88
                                        (Oct 09)      (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.4094                 (1.4055)
Dollar/Yen                     117.00                 (117.39)
Pound/Dollar                   2.0333                 (2.0360)
Gold (ounce)                   738.70                 (733.65)
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