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 16 DAY'S CHANGE 2009 2009
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10475.51 +23.51 10501.05 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Dec 14) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5320.26 +34.49 5382.67 3512.09
(Nov 16) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10177.41 +93.93 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5903.43 +92.09 5854.14 3690.72
(Oct 14) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3875.82 +41.73 3892.36 2519.29
(Oct 19) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4661.9 -11.5 4859.9 3145.5
(Oct 15) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 21611.74 -202.18 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 1.4542 (1.4520)
Dollar/Yen 89.73 (89.84)
Pound/Dollar 1.6334 (1.6240)
Gold (ounce) 1134.95 (1123.30)
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