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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August 25 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 9584.63 +75.35 9505.96 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Aug 21) (Mar 05)
LONDON 4916.8 +20.57 4916.8 3512.09
(Aug 25) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10497.36 -83.69 10597.33 7054.98
(Aug 14) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5557.09 +37.34 5557.09 3690.72
(Aug 25) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3680.61 +28.44 3680.61 2519.29
(Aug 25) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4405.8 -20.3 4461.0 3145.5
(Aug 14) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 20435.24 -100.70 21074.21 11344.58
(Aug 11) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.4327 (1.4332)
Dollar/Yen 94.28 (94.53)
Pound/Dollar 1.6355 (1.6429)
Gold (ounce) 946.45 (951.90)
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