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 days closes in brackets).

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           March 06   DAYS CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK       6550.87     -43.57      13058.20        6594.44
                   (1300 EDT)        (May 02/08)   (Mar 05/09)
LONDON         3530.73      -0.87        6479.4        3512.09
                                     (Jan 03/08)   (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO          7173.10    -260.39      14691.41        7162.90
                                     (Jan 04/08)   (Oct 27/08)
FRANKFURT      3666.41     -29.08       7949.11        3690.72
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 03/09)
PARIS          2534.45     -35.18       5550.36        2554.55
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 03/09)
SYDNEY          3145.5      -43.0        6353.2         3145.5
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG     11921.52    -289.72      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                1.2675                     (1.2544)
Dollar/Yen                  97.80                      (98.40)
Pound/Dollar               1.4109                     (1.4106)
Gold (ounce)               939.60                     (926.50)
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