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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         February 27   DAY'S CHANGE      2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK       7158.75     -23.33       13058.20       7114.94
                 (1300 EDT)           (May 02/08)  (Feb 23/09)
LONDON         3830.09     -85.55         6479.4       3780.96
                                      (Jan 03/08)  (Nov 21/08)
TOKYO          7568.42    +110.49       14691.41       7162.90
                                      (Jan 04/08)  (Oct 27/08)
FRANKFURT      3843.74     -98.88        7949.11       3843.74
                                      (Jan 02/08)  (Feb 27/09)
PARIS          2702.48     -42.36        5550.36       2696.92
                                      (Jan 02/08)  (Feb 25/09)
SYDNEY          3344.5       -1.0         6353.2        3327.5
                                      (Jan 02/08)  (Feb 25/09)
HONG KONG     12811.57     -83.37       27560.52      11015.84
                                      (Jan 02/08)  (Oct 27/08)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                     1.2720                (1.2754)
Dollar/Yen                       97.95                 (98.58)
Pound/Dollar                    1.4346                (1.4313)
Gold (ounce)                    941.55                (942.00)
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