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 26 DAY'S CHANGE 2004 YEAR 2004 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10176.13 -5.61 10737.70 9814.66
(1300 EDT) (Feb 11) (Aug 09)
LONDON 4453.9 +42.3 4575.7 4301.5
(Apr 27) (Aug 13)
TOKYO 11129.33 -0.69 12163.89 10365.40
(Apr 26) (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT 3832.28 +43.40 4151.83 3646.99
(Jan 23) (Aug 13)
PARIS 3629.84 +34.58 3811.43 3484.84
(Apr 23) (Aug 13)
SYDNEY 3526.0 +8.6 3568.7 3262.0
(Jul 08) (Feb 05)
HONG KONG 12784.39 -8.64 13928.38 10967.65
(Feb 18) (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2089 (1.2082)
Dollar/Yen 109.71 (110.33)
Pound/Dollar 1.7942 (1.7973)
Gold (ounce) 406.73 (407.80)
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