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 23     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10986.14     -29.55       13058.20      10609.66
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Sep 17)
LONDON          5136.1     -100.1         6479.4        4880.0
                                         (Jan 03)     (Sep 18)
TOKYO          MARKET   HOLIDAY         14691.41       11489.3
                                         (Jan 04)     (Sep 18)
FRANKFURT      6068.53     -39.22        7949.11       5860.98
                                         (Jan 02)     (Sep 17)
PARIS          4139.82         -8        (Jan 02)     (Sep 18)
SYDNEY          4923.5      -97.0         6353.2        4607.3
                                         (Jan 02)     (Sep 18)
HONG KONG     18872.85    -759.35       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                 1.4702                    (1.4734)
Dollar/Yen                  105.80                    (106.28)
Pound/Dollar                1.8554                    (1.8476)
Gold (ounce)                891.60                    (897.80)
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