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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        September 08     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK       11407.9    +187.67       13058.20      10962.54
                                         (May 02)     (Jul 15)
LONDON          5446.3     +205.6         6479.4        5171.9
                                         (Jan 03)     (Jul 15)
TOKYO         12624.46    +412.23       14691.41      11787.51
                                         (Jan 04)     (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT      6263.74     +136.3        7949.11       6081.70
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
PARIS          4340.18    +143.52        5550.36       4061.15
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
SYDNEY          5067.5     +190.4         6353.2        4815.7
                                         (Jan 02)     (Jul 15)
HONG KONG     20794.27    +860.99       27560.52      20389.48
                                         (Jan 02)     (Sep 04)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                1.4129                     (1.4258)
Dollar/Yen                 108.08                     (107.15)
Pound/Dollar               1.7563                     (1.7645)
Gold (ounce)               800.10                     (797.05)
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