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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April 29 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 8166.61 +149.58 8870.46 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Jan 02) (Mar 05)
LONDON 4189.59 +93.19 4638.92 3512.09
(Jan 06) (Mar 03)
TOKYO MARKET HOLIDAY 9239.24 7054.98
(Jan 07) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 4704.56 +97.14 5026.31 3690.72
(Jan 06) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3116.94 +65.92 3396.22 2519.29
(Jan 06) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 3695.3 -13.1 3779.7 3145.5
(Jan 07) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 14956.95 +401.84 15750.91 11344.58
(Apr 20) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3327 (1.3111)
Dollar/Yen 96.96 (96.47)
Pound/Dollar 1.4796 (1.4618)
Gold (ounce) 897.90 (893.60)
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