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 18 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 8456.77 +188.13 8870.46 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Jan 02) (Mar 05)
LONDON 4446.45 +98.34 4638.92 3512.09
(Jan 06) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 9038.69 -226.33 9451.98 7054.98
(May 11) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 4851.96 +114.46 5026.31 3690.72
(Jan 06) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3245.39 +76.34 3396.22 2519.29
(Jan 06) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 3735.6 -37.6 3941.7 3145.5
(May 08) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 17022.91 +232.21 17389.87 11344.58
(May 08) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3541 (1.3537)
Dollar/Yen 96.28 (94.84)
Pound/Dollar 1.5326 (1.5184)
Gold (ounce) 922.20 (930.80)
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