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 05  DAY'S CHANGE   2009/10         2009/10
                 CLOSE    IN POINTS       HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10551.99     -31.97     10583.96         6594.44
             (1300 EDT)             (Jan 04/10)    (Mar 05/09)
LONDON          5522.5     +22.16       5522.5         3512.09
                                    (Jan 05/10)    (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO         10681.83     +27.04     10681.83         7054.98
                                    (Jan 05/10)    (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT      6031.86     -16.44       6048.3         3690.72
                                    (Jan 04/10)    (Mar 03/09)
PARIS          4012.91      -1.06      4013.97         2519.29
                                    (Jan 04/10)    (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY          4924.3      +48.0       4924.3          3145.5
                                    (Jan 05/10)    (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG     22279.58    +456.30     22943.98        11344.58
                                    (Nov 16/09)    (Mar 09/09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                   1.4390                  (1.4415)
Dollar/Yen                     91.52                   (92.66)
Pound/Dollar                  1.5992                  (1.6127)
Gold (ounce)                 1121.65                 (1117.50)
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