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 30     DAY'S CHANGE      2008           2008
               CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10662.06    +296.56       13058.20      10365.45
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)    (Sept 29)
LONDON          4902.5      +83.7         6479.4        4818.8
                                         (Jan 03)    (Sept 29)
TOKYO         11259.86    -483.75       14691.41      11259.86
                                         (Jan 04)    (Sept 30)
FRANKFURT      5831.02     +23.94        7949.11       5807.08
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 29)
PARIS           4032.1     +78.62        5550.36       3953.48
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 29)
SYDNEY          4600.5     -206.9         6353.2        4600.5
                                         (Jan 02)    (Sept 30)
HONG KONG     18016.21    +135.53       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                1.4054                     (1.4405)
Dollar/Yen                 106.55                     (105.14)
Pound/Dollar               1.7802                     (1.8036)
Gold (ounce)               875.30                     (893.80)
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