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       6834.18    -229.78      13058.20        7114.94
                    (1300 EDT)       (May 02/08)   (Feb 23/09)
LONDON         3625.83    -204.26        6479.4        3625.83
                                     (Jan 03/08)   (Mar 02/09)
TOKYO          7280.15    -288.27      14691.41        7162.90
                                     (Jan 04/08)   (Oct 27/08)
FRANKFURT      3710.07    -133.67       7949.11        3710.07
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 02/09)
PARIS          2581.46    -121.02       5550.36        2581.46
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 02/09)
SYDNEY          3250.1      -94.4        6353.2         3250.1
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 02/09)
HONG KONG     12317.46    -494.11      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                1.2583                     (1.2720)
Dollar/Yen                  97.38                      (97.95)
Pound/Dollar               1.4033                     (1.4346)
Gold (ounce)               944.50                     (941.55)
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