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 18   DAYS CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK       7335.56     -60.14      13058.20        6594.44
                   (1300 EDT)        (May 02/08)   (Mar 05/09)
LONDON         3804.99     -52.11        6479.4        3512.09
                                     (Jan 03/08)   (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO          7972.17     +23.04      14691.41        7054.98
                                     (Jan 04/08)   (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT      3996.32      +8.55       7949.11        3690.72
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 03/09)
PARIS          2760.34      -6.94       5550.36        2519.29
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY          3446.3       -5.6        6353.2         3145.5
                                     (Jan 02/08)   (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG     13117.17    +239.08      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                  1.3113                   (1.2987)
Dollar/Yen                    98.11                    (98.65)
Pound/Dollar                 1.3957                   (1.4030)
Gold (ounce)                 892.40                   (915.25)
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