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 days closes in brackets).
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March 12 DAYS CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 7086.59 +156.19 13058.20 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (May 02/08) (Mar 05/09)
LONDON 3712.06 +18.25 6479.4 3512.09
(Jan 03/08) (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO 7198.25 -177.87 14691.41 7054.98
(Jan 04/08) (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT 3956.22 +42.12 7949.11 3690.72
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 03/09)
PARIS 2694.25 +20.05 5550.36 2519.29
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY 3235.5 -8.9 6353.2 3145.5
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG 12001.53 +70.87 27560.52 11015.84
(Jan 02/08) (Oct 27/08)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2836 (1.2787)
Dollar/Yen 97.83 (97.55)
Pound/Dollar 1.3896 (1.3819)
Gold (ounce) 922.30 (909.55)
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