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 19 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 11438.52 +418.83 13058.20 10609.66
(1300 EDT) (May 02) (Sep 17)
LONDON 5311.3 +431.3 6479.4 4880.0
(Jan 03) (Sep 18)
TOKYO 11920.86 +431.56 14691.41 11489.3
(Jan 04) (Sep 18)
FRANKFURT 6189.53 +326.11 7949.11 5860.98
(Jan 02) (Sep 17)
PARIS 4324.87 +367.01 5550.36 3957.86
(Jan 02) (Sep 18)
SYDNEY 4804.1 +196.8 6353.2 4607.3
(Jan 02) (Sep 18)
HONG KONG 19327.73 +1695.27 27560.52 17632.46
(Jan 02) (Sep 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.4416 (1.4438)
Dollar/Yen 106.97 (104.09)
Pound/Dollar 1.8351 (1.8250)
Gold (ounce) 860.00 (898.20)
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