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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             July 16     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10987.45     -241.57      13058.20      11147.44
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Jul 09)
LONDON          5261.6      -145.2        6479.4        5261.6
                                         (Jan 03)     (Jul 11)
TOKYO         13039.69      -27.52      14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      6153.30     -151.70       7949.11       6153.30
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 11)
PARIS          4100.64     -130.92       5550.36       4100.64
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 11)
SYDNEY          4979.9       +42.5        6353.2        4932.9
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 08)
HONG KONG     22184.55     +362.77      27560.52      21084.61
                                         (Jan 02)     (Mar 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.5894                 (1.5775)
Dollar/Yen                     106.10                 (107.05)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9890                 (1.9773)
Gold (ounce)                   958.55                 (940.90)
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