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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            January 04  DAY'S CHANGE      2009            2009
                CLOSE     IN POINTS       HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10591.06    +162.71     10548.51         6594.44
             (1300 EDT)                (Dec 30)       (Mar 05)
LONDON         5500.34     +87.46      5500.34         3512.09
                                       (Jan 04)       (Mar 03)
TOKYO         10654.79    +108.35     10654.79         7054.98
                                       (Jan 04)       (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT       6048.3     +90.87       6048.3         3690.72
                                       (Jan 04)       (Mar 03)
PARIS          4013.97     +77.64      4013.97         2519.29
                                       (Jan 04)       (Mar 09)
SYDNEY          4876.3       +5.7       4876.3          3145.5
                                       (Jan 04)       (Mar 06)
HONG KONG     21823.28     -49.22     22943.98        11344.58
                                       (Nov 16)       (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                   1.4415                  (1.4334)
Dollar/Yen                     92.66                   (93.13)
Pound/Dollar                  1.6127                  (1.6145)
Gold (ounce)                 1117.50                 (1097.80)
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