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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December 02 DAY'S CHANGE 2009 2009
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10440.37 -31.21 10471.58 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Dec 01) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5327.39 +15.22 5382.67 3512.09
(Nov 16) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 9608.94 +36.74 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5781.68 +5.07 5854.14 3690.72
(Oct 14) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3795.92 +20.18 3892.36 2519.29
(Oct 19) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4762.3 +43.3 4859.9 3145.5
(Oct 15) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 22289.57 +176.42 22943.98 11344.58
(Nov 16) (Mar 09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.5044 (1.5106)
Dollar/Yen 87.22 (86.58)
Pound/Dollar 1.6650 (1.6627)
Gold (ounce) 1209.60 (1198.15)
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