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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             October 06   DAY'S CHANGE    2008            2008
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK       9769.04    -556.34       13058.20      10325.38
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Oct 03)
LONDON          4589.2     -391.1         6479.4        4589.2
                                         (Jan 03)     (Oct 06)
TOKYO         10473.09    -465.05       14691.41      10473.09
                                         (Jan 04)     (Oct 06)
FRANKFURT      5387.01    -410.02        7949.11       5387.01
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 06)
PARIS          3711.98    -368.77        5550.36       3711.98
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 06)
SYDNEY          4540.4     -155.0         6353.2        4540.4
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 06)
HONG KONG     16803.76    -878.64       27560.52      16803.76
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 06)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                1.3518                     (1.3803)
Dollar/Yen                 100.88                     (106.01)
Pound/Dollar               1.7401                     (1.7738)
Gold (ounce)               864.65                     (835.00)
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