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 09   DAY'S CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK        9828.66     +41.79      9791.71        6594.44
              (1300 EDT)                (Sep 16)      (Mar 05)
LONDON          5161.87      +7.23      5172.89        3512.09
                                        (Sep 18)      (Mar 03)
TOKYO          10016.39    +183.92     10639.71        7054.98
                                        (Aug 26)      (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT       5711.88      -4.66      5736.31        3690.72
                                        (Sep 28)      (Mar 03)
PARIS           3799.61      -7.20      3835.27        2519.29
                                        (Sep 17)      (Mar 09)
SYDNEY           4752.9      -15.7       4768.6         3145.5
                                         (Oct 8)      (Mar 06)
HONG KONG      21499.44      +6.54     21768.51       11344.58
                                        (Sep 17)      (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.4709                 (1.4806)
Dollar/Yen                      89.73                  (88.32)
Pound/Dollar                   1.5872                 (1.6101)
Gold (ounce)                  1048.10                (1057.80)
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