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 18  DAY'S CHANGE      2010           2010
                CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11104.33     +41.55       11167.32       9686.48
             (1300 EDT)                  (Apr 29)     (Jul 02)
LONDON         5742.52     +39.15        5825.01       4805.75
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 01)
TOKYO          9498.49      -1.76       11339.30       8824.06
                                         (Apr 05)     (Aug 31)
FRANKFURT      6516.63     +24.33        6351.60       5434.34
                                         (Aug 09)     (Feb 05)
PARIS           3834.5      +7.13        4065.65       3331.29
                                         (Apr 15)     (May 25)
SYDNEY          4651.8      -37.0         5001.9        4222.1
                                         (Apr 15)     (Jul 05)
HONG KONG     23469.38    -288.25       23852.17      18985.50
                                         (Oct 14)     (May 25)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3986                 (1.4056)
Dollar/Yen                      81.19                  (81.89)
Pound/Dollar                   1.5925                 (1.5985)
Gold (ounce)                  1371.45                (1374.20)
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