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 25     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11078.77    +253.60       13058.20      10609.66
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)    (Sept 17)
LONDON          5197.0     +101.5         6479.4        4880.0
                                         (Jan 03)    (Sept 18)
TOKYO         12006.53    -108.5        14691.41       11489.3
                                         (Jan 04)    (Sept 18)
FRANKFURT      6173.03    +120.16        7949.11       5860.98
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 17)
PARIS          4226.81    +112.27        5550.36       3957.86
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 18)
SYDNEY          4927.4      -54.5         6353.2        4607.3
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 18)
HONG KONG     18934.43     -27.56       27560.52      17632.46
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                 1.4579                    (1.4657)
Dollar/Yen                  106.76                    (106.02)
Pound/Dollar                1.8314                    (1.8516)
Gold (ounce)                869.75                    (889.30)
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