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 21   DAY'S CHANGE       2009             2009
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK      10085.31     +43.91       10092.19       6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 19)     (Mar 05)
LONDON         5257.85     +14.45        5281.54       3512.09
                                         (Oct 19)     (Mar 03)
TOKYO         10333.39      -3.45       10639.71       7054.98
                                         (Aug 26)     (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT      5833.49     +21.72        5854.14       3690.72
                                         (Oct 14)     (Mar 03)
PARIS          3873.22      +1.77        3892.36       2519.29
                                         (Oct 19)     (Mar 09)
SYDNEY          4838.6       -7.6        4859.90        3145.5
                                         (Oct 15)     (Mar 06)
HONG KONG     22318.11     -66.85       22318.11      11344.58
                                         (Oct 21)     (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                       1.5016              (1.4908)
Dollar/Yen                         90.97               (90.86)
Pound/Dollar                      1.6603              (1.6337)
Gold (ounce)                     1060.75             (1056.90)
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