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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May 30 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 12655.99 +9.61 13058.20 11740.15
(May 02) (Mar 10)
LONDON 6053.5 -14.6 6479.4 5414.4
(Jan 03) (Mar 17)
TOKYO 14338.54 +214.07 14691.41 11787.51
(Jan 04) (Mar 17)
FRANKFURT 7096.79 +41.76 7949.11 6182.30
(Jan 02) (Mar 17)
PARIS 5014.28 +38.38 5550.36 4431.04
(Jan 02) (Mar 17)
SYDNEY 5654.7 -54.7 6353.2 5086.1
(Jan 02) (Mar 18)
HONG KONG 24533.12 +149.13 27560.52 21084.61
(Jan 02) (Mar 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.5545 (1.5506)
Dollar/Yen 105.51 (105.65)
Pound/Dollar 1.9785 (1.9745)
Gold (ounce) 885.00 (876.70)
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