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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October 16 DAY'S CHANGE 2008 2008
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 9971.20 -91.82 10015.86 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Oct 14) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5190.24 -32.71 5256.10 3512.09
(Oct 14) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10257.56 +18.91 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5743.39 -87.38 5854.14 3690.72
(Oct 14) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3827.6 -56.23 3883.83 2519.29
(Oct 15) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4836.40 -23.50 4859.90 3145.5
(Oct 15) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 21929.90 -59.18 21999.08 11344.58
(Oct 15) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.4880 (1.4918)
Dollar/Yen 90.91 (90.65)
Pound/Dollar 1.6339 (1.6253)
Gold (ounce) 1050.80 (1051.40)
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