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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              July 08   DAY'S CHANGE       2010           2010
                CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10056.73     +38.45       11167.32       9686.48
                   (1300 EDT)            (Apr 29)     (Jul 02)
LONDON         5105.45     +90.63        5825.01       4805.75
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 01)
TOKYO          9535.74    +256.09       11339.30        9191.6
                                         (Apr 05)     (Jul 01)
FRANKFURT      6035.66     +42.80         6332.1       5434.34
                                         (Apr 26)     (Feb 05)
PARIS          3538.25     +54.81        4065.65       3331.29
                                         (Apr 15)     (May 25)
SYDNEY          4356.8    +102.28         5001.9        4222.1
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 05)
HONG KONG     20050.56    +193.49       22416.67      18985.50
                                         (Jan 06)     (May 25)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                       1.2655              (1.2596)
Dollar/Yen                         88.41               (87.23)
Pound/Dollar                      1.5122              (1.5181)
Gold (ounce)                     1194.40             (1195.75)
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