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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             October 05  DAY'S CHANGE      2010           2010
                CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10921.52      +171.92     11167.32       9686.48
             (1300 EDT)                  (Apr 29)     (Jul 02)
LONDON         5635.76       +79.79      5825.01       4805.75
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 01)
TOKYO          9518.76      +137.70     11339.30       8824.06
                                         (Apr 05)     (Aug 31)
FRANKFURT      6215.83       +81.62      6351.60       5434.34
                                         (Aug 09)     (Feb 05)
PARIS          3731.93       +82.12      4065.65       3331.29
                                         (Apr 15)     (May 25)
SYDNEY         4606.88       -18.41       5001.9        4222.1
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 05)
HONG KONG     22639.14       +20.48     22639.14      18985.50
                                         (Oct 05)     (May 25)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                   1.3834                  (1.3688)
Dollar/Yen                     83.27                   (83.37)
Pound/Dollar                  1.5906                  (1.5842)
Gold (ounce)                 1340.60                 (1314.20)
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