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 16 DAYS CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 7352.13 +128.15 13058.20 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (May 02/08) (Mar 05/09)
LONDON 3863.99 +110.31 6479.4 3512.09
(Jan 03/08) (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO 7704.15 +134.87 14691.41 7054.98
(Jan 04/08) (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT 4044.54 +90.94 7949.11 3690.72
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 03/09)
PARIS 2791.66 +86.03 5550.36 2519.29
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY 3348.4 +3.2 6353.2 3145.5
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG 12976.71 +450.91 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 1.2994 (1.2900)
Dollar/Yen 98.24 (98.00)
Pound/Dollar 1.4083 (1.3979)
Gold (ounce) 922.70 (928.75)
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