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 21   DAY'S CHANGE    2008            2008
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK       9046.72    -218.17      13058.20        8451.19
             (1300 EDT)                 (May 02)      (Oct 10)
LONDON         4229.73     -52.94        6479.4         3861.4
                                        (Jan 03)      (Oct 16)
TOKYO          9306.25    +300.66      14691.41        8276.43
                                        (Jan 04)      (Oct 10)
FRANKFURT      4784.41      -50.6       7949.11        4544.31
                                        (Jan 02)      (Oct 10)
PARIS           3475.4     +26.89       5550.36        3176.49
                                        (Jan 02)      (Oct 10)
SYDNEY          4302.5     +160.2        6353.2         3960.7
                                        (Jan 02)      (Oct 10)
HONG KONG     15041.17    -281.84      27560.52       14554.21
                                        (Jan 02)      (Oct 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                 1.3105                    (1.3304)
Dollar/Yen                  100.40                    (101.67)
Pound/Dollar                1.6892                    (1.7116)
Gold (ounce)                767.65                    (790.65)
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