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 23   DAY'S CHANGE    2009/10        2009/10
                CLOSE     IN POINTS       HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      10827.99     +41.34     10779.17         6594.44
             (1300 EDT)             (Mar 18/10)    (Mar 05/09)
LONDON         5673.63     +29.09      5673.63         3512.09
                                    (Mar 23/10)    (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO         10774.15     -50.57     10982.10         7054.98
                                    (Jan 15/10)    (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT      6017.27     +29.77       6048.3         3690.72
                                    (Jan 04/10)    (Mar 03/09)
PARIS          3952.55     +24.55      4045.14         2519.29
                                    (Jan 08/10)    (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY          4874.8      +44.6       4950.7          3145.5
                                    (Jan 11/10)    (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG     20987.78     +54.53     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                   1.3509                  (1.3553)
Dollar/Yen                     90.33                   (90.06)
Pound/Dollar                  1.5034                  (1.5088)
Gold (ounce)                 1102.90                 (1099.40)
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