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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           November 09  DAY'S CHANGE      2009            2009
               CLOSE      IN POINTS       HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK    10177.21       +153.72     10092.19        6594.44
           (1300 EDT)                   (Oct 19)      (Mar 05)
LONDON       5235.18        +92.46      5281.54        3512.09
                                        (Oct 19)      (Mar 03)
TOKYO        9808.99        +19.64     10639.71        7054.98
                                        (Aug 26)      (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT    5619.72       +131.47      5854.14        3690.72
                                        (Oct 14)      (Mar 03)
PARIS        3785.49         +78.2      3892.36        2519.29
                                        (Oct 19)      (Mar 09)
SYDNEY        4674.9         +80.9       4859.9         3145.5
                                        (Oct 15)      (Mar 06)
HONG KONG   22207.55       +377.83     22589.73       11344.58
                                        (Oct 23)      (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                     1.5002                (1.4844)
Dollar/Yen                       89.95                 (89.80)
Pound/Dollar                    1.6716                (1.6602)
Gold (ounce)                   1106.15               (1095.50)
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