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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            January 23   DAY'S CHANGE    2008/09       2008/09
               CLOSE       IN POINTS      HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK       8016.08    -106.72       13058.20       7552.29
                  (1300 EDT)          (May 02/08)     (Nov 20)
LONDON         4052.47      +0.24         6479.4       3780.96
                                      (Jan 03/08)     (Nov 21)
TOKYO          7745.25    -306.49       14691.41       7162.90
                                      (Jan 04/08)     (Oct 27)
FRANKFURT      4178.94     -40.48        7949.11       4127.41
                                      (Jan 02/08)     (Nov 21)
PARIS          2849.14     -20.48        5550.36       2849.14
                                      (Jan 02/08)     (Jan 23)
SYDNEY          3342.7     -144.1         6353.2        3342.7
                                      (Jan 02/08)     (Jan 23)
HONG KONG     12578.6      -79.39       27560.52      11015.84
                                      (Jan 02/08)     (Oct 27)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                   1.2919                  (1.2970)
Dollar/Yen                     88.83                   (89.05)
Pound/Dollar                  1.3700                  (1.3870)
Gold (ounce)                  896.30                  (859.65)
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