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 16   DAY'S CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK       9971.20     -91.82     10015.86         6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                (Oct 14)       (Mar 05)
LONDON         5190.24     -32.71      5256.10         3512.09
                                       (Oct 14)       (Mar 03)
TOKYO         10257.56     +18.91     10639.71         7054.98
                                       (Aug 26)       (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT      5743.39     -87.38      5854.14         3690.72
                                       (Oct 14)       (Mar 03)
PARIS           3827.6     -56.23      3883.83         2519.29
                                       (Oct 15)       (Mar 09)
SYDNEY         4836.40     -23.50      4859.90          3145.5
                                       (Oct 15)       (Mar 06)
HONG KONG     21929.90     -59.18     21999.08        11344.58
                                       (Oct 15)       (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                   1.4880                  (1.4918)
Dollar/Yen                     90.91                   (90.65)
Pound/Dollar                  1.6339                  (1.6253)
Gold (ounce)                 1050.80                 (1051.40)
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