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 21     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11372.89     -44.54       13058.20      10962.54
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Jul 15)
LONDON          5370.2       -1.6         6479.4        5171.9
                                         (Jan 03)     (Jul 15)
TOKYO         12752.21     -99.48       14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      6236.96     -80.84        7949.11       6081.70
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
PARIS          4304.61     -61.26        5550.36       4061.15
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
SYDNEY          4875.2      -54.3         6353.2        4815.7
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
HONG KONG     20392.06     -539.2       27560.52      20392.06
                                         (Jan 02)     (Aug 21)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                1.4868                     (1.4690)
Dollar/Yen                 108.46                     (109.98)
Pound/Dollar               1.8744                     (1.8585)
Gold (ounce)               834.20                     (805.80)
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