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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             May 01   DAY'S CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK       8165.34      -2.78        8870.46       6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                  (Jan 02)     (Mar 05)
LONDON         4243.22      -0.49        4638.92       3512.09
                                         (Jan 06)     (Mar 03)
TOKYO          8977.37    +149.11        9239.24       7054.98
                                         (Jan 07)     (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT      MARKET HOLIDAY            5026.31       3690.72
                                         (Jan 06)     (Mar 03)
PARIS          MARKET HOLIDAY            3396.22       2519.29
                                         (Jan 06)     (Mar 09)
SYDNEY         3769.6      -10.9          3780.5        3145.5
                                         (Apr 30)     (Mar 06)
HONG KONG      MARKET HOLIDAY           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                    1.3262                 (1.3206)
Dollar/Yen                      99.38                  (98.87)
Pound/Dollar                   1.4886                 (1.4774)
Gold (ounce)                   886.75                 (887.90)
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