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 24 DAY'S CHANGE 2009 2009
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10520.10 +53.66 10520.10 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Dec 24) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5402.41 +30.03 5402.41 3512.09
(Dec 24) (Mar 03)
TOKYO 10536.92 +158.89 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT MARKET HOLIDAY 5957.44 3690.72
(Dec 23) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3912.73 +1.98 3912.73 2519.29
(Dec 24) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4790.8 +51.5 4859.9 3145.5
(Oct 15) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 21517.0 +188.26 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 1.4367 (1.4353)
Dollar/Yen 91.71 (91.42)
Pound/Dollar 1.5935 (1.5979)
Gold (ounce) 1103.45 (1093.25)
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