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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             August 27  DAY'S CHANGE       2010           2010
                CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10673.13     +36.75       11167.32       9686.48
             (1300 EDT)                  (Apr 29)     (Jul 02)
LONDON         5386.16     -10.32        5825.01       4805.75
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 01)
TOKYO          9489.34    -204.67       11339.30        9191.6
                                         (Apr 05)     (Jul 01)
FRANKFURT      6331.33     +23.42         6332.1       5434.34
                                         (Apr 26)     (Feb 05)
PARIS          3760.72     +13.12        4065.65       3331.29
                                         (Apr 15)     (May 25)
SYDNEY          4542.1      -29.5         5001.9        4222.1
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 05)
HONG KONG     21549.88     +92.88       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                   1.3157                  (1.3228)
Dollar/Yen                     86.25                   (85.75)
Pound/Dollar                  1.5880                  (1.5934)
Gold (ounce)                 1199.50                 (1185.58)
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