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 08   DAY'S CHANGE    2008            2008
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK       9272.44    -174.67       13058.20       9447.11
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 02)     (Oct 07)
LONDON          4366.7     -238.5         6479.4        4366.7
                                         (Jan 03)     (Oct 08)
TOKYO          9203.32    -952.58       14691.41       9203.32
                                         (Jan 04)     (Oct 08)
FRANKFURT      5013.62    -313.01        7949.11       5013.62
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 08)
PARIS          3496.89    -235.33        5550.36       3496.89
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 08)
SYDNEY          4388.1     -230.6         6353.2        4388.1
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 08)
HONG KONG     15431.73   -1372.03       27560.52      15431.73
                                         (Jan 02)     (Oct 08)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                1.3664                     (1.3608)
Dollar/Yen                  99.45                     (101.95)
Pound/Dollar               1.7285                     (1.7483)
Gold (ounce)               908.35                     (869.10)
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