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 10  DAY'S CHANGE       2010             2010
              CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH              LOW
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NEW YORK    7198.41     -167.34      13058.20          7365.67
            (1300 EDT)             (May 02/08)     (Feb 20/09)
LONDON      3850.73      -38.33        6479.4          3780.96
                                   (Jan 03/08)     (Nov 21/08)
TOKYO       7376.16      -40.22      14691.41          7162.90
                                   (Jan 04/08)     (Oct 27/08)
FRANKFURT   3936.45      -78.21       7949.11          3936.45
                                   (Jan 02/08)     (Feb 23/09)
PARIS       2727.87      -22.68       5550.36          2727.87
                                   (Jan 02/08)     (Feb 23/09)
SYDNEY       3351.2       -51.2        6353.2           3342.7
                                   (Jan 02/08)     (Jan 23/09)
HONG KONG  13175.10     +475.93      27560.52         11015.84
                                   (Jan 02/08)     (Oct 27/08)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                  1.2743                   (1.2763)
Dollar/Yen                    94.65                    (93.65)
Pound/Dollar                 1.4515                   (1.4393)
Gold (ounce)                 996.20                  (1002.30)
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