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 22     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11582.14    +151.93       13058.20      10962.54
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Jul 15)
LONDON          5505.6     +135.4         6479.4        5171.9
                                         (Jan 03)     (Jul 15)
TOKYO         12666.04     -86.17       14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      6342.42    +105.46        7949.11       6081.70
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
PARIS          4400.45     +95.84        5550.36       4061.15
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
SYDNEY          4931.4      +56.2         6353.2        4815.7
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
HONG KONG         MARKET CLOSED         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                      1.4809               (1.4868)
Dollar/Yen                       109.86               (108.46)
Pound/Dollar                     1.8544               (1.8744)
Gold (ounce)                     828.20               (834.20)
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