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 22 DAY'S CHANGE 2009 2009
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10466.29 +52.12 10501.05 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Dec 14) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5328.66 +34.67 5382.67 3512.09
(Nov 16) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10378.03 +194.56 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT 5945.69 +15.16 5945.69 3690.72
(Dec 22) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3898.38 +26.32 3898.38 2519.29
(Dec 22) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4704.24 +69.11 4859.9 3145.5
(Oct 15) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 21092.04 +143.94 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 1.4264 (1.4312)
Dollar/Yen 91.71 (90.98)
Pound/Dollar 1.5991 (1.6077)
Gold (ounce) 1088.45 (1094.15)
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