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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April 19 DAY'S CHANGE 2009/10 2009/10
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 11005.97 -12.69 11144.57 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Apr 15/10) (Mar 05/09)
LONDON 5727.91 -16.05 5825.01 3512.09
(Apr 15/10) (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO 10908.77 -193.41 11339.30 7054.98
(Apr 05/10) (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT 6162.44 -18.46 6291.45 3690.72
(Apr 15/10) (Mar 03/09)
PARIS 3970.47 -16.16 4065.65 2519.29
(Apr 15/10) (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY 4915.07 -69.5 5001.9 3145.5
(Apr 15/10) (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG 21405.17 -460.09 22943.98 11344.58
(Nov 16/09) (Mar 09/09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3468 (1.3502)
Dollar/Yen 92.28 (92.03)
Pound/Dollar 1.5303 (1.5396)
Gold (ounce) 1133.05 (1135.25)
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