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 12 DAY'S CHANGE
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 14096.25 +84.13 14164.53 12133.40
(1300 EDT) (Oct 09) (Mar 14)
LONDON 6730.7 +6.2 6732.4 5858.9
(Jun 15) (Aug 16)
TOKYO 17331.17 -127.81 18261.98 15273.68
(Jul 09) (Aug 17)
FRANKFURT 8041.26 +7.57 8105.69 6447.70
(Jul 16) (Mar 14)
PARIS 5843.95 -18.88 6168.15 5265.47
(Jun 01) (Aug 16)
SYDNEY 6748.9 -23.0 6771.9 5653.6
(Oct 11) (Mar 05)
HONG KONG 28838.37 -294.65 29133.02 18664.88
(Oct 11) (Mar 05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.4177 (1.4216)
Dollar/Yen 117.50 (117.75)
Pound/Dollar 2.0352 (2.0335)
Gold (ounce) 749.45 (752.40)
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