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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          January 28    DAY'S CHANGE
             CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      12276.43     +69.26       14164.53      11971.19
                                      (Oct 09/07)  (Jan 22/08)
LONDON          5788.9      -80.1         6732.4        5578.2
                                      (Jun 15/07)  (Jan 21/08)
TOKYO         13087.91    -541.25       18261.98      12573.05
                                      (Jul 09/07)  (Jan 22/08)
FRANKFURT      6818.85      +2.11        8105.69       6439.21
                                      (Jul 16/07)  (Jan 23/08)
PARIS           4848.3      -29.82       6168.15       4636.76
                                      (Jun 01/07)  (Jan 23/08)
SYDNEY            MARKET HOLIDAY          6828.7        5186.8
                                      (Nov 01/07)  (Jan 22/08)
HONG KONG     24053.61   -1068.76       31638.22      18664.88
                                      (Oct 30/07)  (Mar 05/07)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.4790                 (1.4670)
Dollar/Yen                     106.70                 (106.86)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9839                 (1.9772)
Gold (ounce)                   927.85                 (913.50)
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