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 22   DAY'S CHANGE       2008             2008
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK      10026.22     +76.86     10092.19         6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                (Oct 19)       (Mar 05)
LONDON         5207.36     -50.49      5281.54         3512.09
                                       (Oct 19)       (Mar 03)
TOKYO         10267.17     -66.22     10639.71         7054.98
                                       (Aug 26)       (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT      5762.93     -70.56      5854.14         3690.72
                                       (Oct 14)       (Mar 03)
PARIS          3820.85     -52.37      3892.36         2519.29
                                       (Oct 19)       (Mar 09)
SYDNEY         4812.80     -25.80      4859.90          3145.5
                                       (Oct 15)       (Mar 06)
HONG KONG     22210.52    -107.59     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                   1.5004                  (1.5016)
Dollar/Yen                     91.41                   (90.97)
Pound/Dollar                  1.6608                  (1.6603)
Gold (ounce)                 1057.80                 (1060.75)
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