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 27 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 9545.33 +1.81 9584.63 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Aug 25) (Mar 05)
LONDON 4869.35 -21.23 4916.8 3512.09
(Aug 25) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10473.97 -165.74 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5470.33 -51.64 5557.09 3690.72
(Aug 25) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3648.53 -19.81 3680.61 2519.29
(Aug 25) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4450.8 -3.7 4461.0 3145.5
(Aug 14) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 20242.75 -213.57 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 1.4266 (1.4239)
Dollar/Yen 93.60 (94.27)
Pound/Dollar 1.6208 (1.6235)
Gold (ounce) 946.40 (944.40)
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