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 15     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11652.24     +36.31       13058.20      10962.54
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Jul 15)
LONDON          5454.8      -42.6         6479.4        5171.9
                                         (Jan 03)     (Jul 15)
TOKYO         13019.41     +62.61       14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      6446.02      +3.81        7949.11       6081.70
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
PARIS          4453.62     +32.71        5550.36       4061.15
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
SYDNEY         4981.7       +0.6          6353.2        4815.7
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
HONG KONG     21160.58    -232.13       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                     1.4674                (1.4801)
Dollar/Yen                      110.45                (109.91)
Pound/Dollar                    1.8620                (1.8680)
Gold (ounce)                    783.60                (806.90)
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