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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April 09 DAYS CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 8015.68 +178.57 13058.20 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (May 02/08) (Mar 05/09)
LONDON 3983.71 +58.19 6479.4 3512.09
(Jan 03/08) (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO 8916.06 +321.05 14691.41 7054.98
(Jan 04/08) (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT 4491.12 +133.20 7949.11 3690.72
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 03/09)
PARIS 2974.18 +53.12 5550.36 2519.29
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY 3671.6 +52.1 6353.2 3145.5
(Jan 02/08) (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG 14901.41 +426.55 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 1.3144 (1.3297)
Dollar/Yen 100.48 (99.75)
Pound/Dollar 1.4630 (1.4707)
Gold (ounce) 880.36 (889.75)
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