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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           August 14     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11691.33    +158.37       13058.20      10962.54
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Jul 15)
LONDON          5497.4      +48.8         6479.4        5171.9
                                         (Jan 03)     (Jul 15)
TOKYO         12956.80     -66.25       14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      6442.21     +20.02        7949.11       6081.70
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
PARIS          4420.91     +17.94        5550.36       4061.15
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
SYDNEY          4981.1      +29.5         6353.2        4815.7
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
HONG KONG     21392.71     +99.39       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                 1.4801                    (1.4933)
Dollar/Yen                  109.91                    (108.96)
Pound/Dollar                1.8680                    (1.8715)
Gold (ounce)                806.90                    (828.00)
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