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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          March 17      DAY'S CHANGE
             CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK       11884.33     -66.76       14164.53     11740.15
              (1300 EDT)               (Oct 09/07) (Mar 10/08)
LONDON           5414.4     -217.3         6732.4       5414.4
                                       (Jun 15/07) (Mar 17/08)
TOKYO          11787.51    -454.09       18261.98     11787.51
                                       (Jul 09/07) (Mar 17/08)
FRANKFURT       6182.30    -269.60        8105.69      6182.30
                                       (Jul 16/07) (Mar 17/08)
PARIS           4431.04    -161.11        6168.15      4431.04
                                       (Jun 01/07) (Mar 17/08)
SYDNEY           5087.0     -119.9         6828.7       5087.0
                                       (Nov 01/07) (Mar 17/08)
HONG KONG      21084.61   -1152.50       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                  1.5718                   (1.5650)
Dollar/Yen                    97.18                   ( 99.71)
Pound/Dollar                 2.0015                   (2.0267)
Gold (ounce)                1000.40                  (1000.05)
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