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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             March 17   DAY'S CHANGE    2009/10        2009/10
                CLOSE     IN POINTS       HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10757.70     +71.72      10725.43        6594.44
             (1300 EDT)              (Jan 19/10)   (Mar 05/09)
LONDON         5644.63     +24.20       5644.63        3512.09
                                     (Mar 17/10)   (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO         10846.98    +125.27      10982.10        7054.98
                                     (Jan 15/10)   (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT      6024.28     +53.29        6048.3        3690.72
                                     (Jan 04/10)   (Mar 03/09)
PARIS          3957.89     +18.94       4045.14        2519.29
                                     (Jan 08/10)   (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY         4853.16     +55.92        4950.7         3145.5
                                     (Jan 11/10)   (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG     21384.49    +361.56      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                   1.3774                  (1.3730)
Dollar/Yen                     90.14                   (90.57)
Pound/Dollar                  1.5357                  (1.5177)
Gold (ounce)                 1123.40                 (1122.80)
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