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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September 18 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 9818.23 +34.31 9791.71 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Sep 16) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5172.89 +8.94 5172.89 3512.09
(Sep 18) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10370.54 -73.26 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5703.83 -27.31 5731.14 3690.72
(Sep 17) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3827.84 -7.43 3835.27 2519.29
(Sep 17) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4693.2 -21.7 4714.9 3145.5
(Sep 17) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 21623.45 -145.06 21768.51 11344.58
(Sep 17) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.4723 (1.4720)
Dollar/Yen 91.27 (91.27)
Pound/Dollar 1.6263 (1.6486)
Gold (ounce) 1011.61 (1014.10)
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