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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         October 05   DAY'S CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK       9574.58     +86.68        9791.71       6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                  (Sep 16)     (Mar 05)
LONDON         5024.33     +35.63        5172.89       3512.09
                                         (Sep 18)     (Mar 03)
TOKYO          9674.49     -57.38       10639.71       7054.98
                                         (Aug 26)     (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT      5508.85     +40.95        5736.31       3690.72
                                         (Sep 28)     (Mar 03)
PARIS          3675.01     +25.11        3835.27       2519.29
                                         (Sep 17)     (Mar 09)
SYDNEY          4573.3      -28.4        4753.10        3145.5
                                         (Sep 29)     (Mar 06)
HONG KONG     20429.07     +53.58       21768.51      11344.58
                                        (Sep 17)      (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                   1.4648                  (1.4591)
Dollar/Yen                     89.68                   (89.67)
Pound/Dollar                  1.5951                  (1.5892)
Gold (ounce)                 1016.55                 (1001.50)
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