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 26  DAY'S CHANGE     2009/10        2009/10
               CLOSE     IN POINTS       HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK     10282.87     +86.16       10725.43        6594.44
            (1300 EDT)               (Jan 19/10)   (Mar 05/09)
LONDON        5276.85     +16.54        5538.07        3512.09
                                     (Jan 11/10)   (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO        10325.28    -187.41       10982.10        7054.98
                                     (Jan 15/10)   (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT     5668.93     +37.56         6048.3        3690.72
                                     (Jan 04/10)   (Mar 03/09)
PARIS         3807.04     +25.19        4045.14        2519.29
                                     (Jan 08/10)   (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY           MARKET HOLIDAY          4950.7         3145.5
                                     (Jan 11/10)   (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG    20109.33    -489.22       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                     1.4097                (1.4147)
Dollar/Yen                       89.63                 (90.26)
Pound/Dollar                    1.6154                (1.6229)
Gold (ounce)                   1098.70               (1095.95)
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