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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August 20 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 9325.86 +46.70 9398.19 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Aug 13) (Mar 05)
LONDON 4756.58 +66.91 4756.58 3512.09
(Aug 20) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10383.41 +179.41 10597.33 7054.98
(Aug 14) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5311.06 +79.08 5458.96 3690.72
(Aug 07) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3505.32 +54.98 3524.39 2519.29
(Aug 13) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4377.5 +3.7 4461.0 3145.5
(Aug 14) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 20328.86 +374.63 21074.21 11344.58
(Aug 11) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.4233 (1.4254)
Dollar/Yen 94.13 (93.86)
Pound/Dollar 1.6498 (1.6555)
Gold (ounce) 941.70 (944.10)
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