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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         February 30  DAY'S CHANGE     2009/10         2009/10
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK    10165.42     +98.09       10725.43         6594.44
           (1300 EDT)               (Jan 19/10)    (Mar 05/09)
LONDON       5247.41     +58.89        5538.07         3512.09
                                    (Jan 11/10)    (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO       10205.02      +6.98       10982.10         7054.98
                                    (Jan 15/10)    (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT    5654.48     +45.69         6048.3         3690.72
                                    (Jan 04/10)    (Mar 03/09)
PARIS        3762.01     +22.55        4045.14         2519.29
                                    (Jan 08/10)    (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY        4524.1     -45.47         4950.7          3145.5
                                    (Jan 11/10)    (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG   20243.75    +121.76       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                    1.3905                 (1.3885)
Dollar/Yen                      90.71                  (90.48)
Pound/Dollar                   1.5929                 (1.6006)
Gold (ounce)                  1097.50                (1082.15)
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