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 06  DAY'S CHANGE       2010             2010
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK      10532.13    -142.85      11167.32        9686.48
                   (1300 EDT)           (Apr 29)      (Jul 02)
LONDON         5332.39     -33.39       5825.01        4805.75
                                        (Apr 15)      (Jul 01)
TOKYO          9642.12     -11.80      11339.30         9191.6
                                        (Apr 05)      (Jul 01)
FRANKFURT      6259.63     -73.95       6333.58        5434.34
                                        (Aug 05)      (Feb 05)
PARIS          3716.05     -48.14       4065.65        3331.29
                                        (Apr 15)      (May 25)
SYDNEY         4566.05      -0.44        5001.9         4222.1
                                        (Apr 15)      (Jul 05)
HONG KONG     21678.80    +127.08      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                    1.3266                 (1.3160)
Dollar/Yen                      85.25                  (85.95)
Pound/Dollar                   1.5963                 (1.5864)
Gold (ounce)                  1204.80                (1196.05)
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