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 31 DAY'S CHANGE 2009 2009
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10497.73 -50.78 10548.51 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Dec 30) (Mar 05)
LONDON 5412.88 +15.02 5437.61 3512.09
(Dec 29) (Mar 03)
TOKYO MARKET HOLIDAY 10639.71 7054.98
(Aug 26) (Mar 10)
FRANKFURT MARKET HOLIDAY 6011.55 3690.72
(Dec 29) (Mar 03)
PARIS 3936.33 +0.83 3959.98 2519.29
(Dec 29) (Mar 09)
SYDNEY 4870.6 +37.3 4870.6 3145.5
(Dec 31) (Mar 06)
HONG KONG 21872.50 +375.88 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 1.4334 (1.4339)
Dollar/Yen 93.13 (92.38)
Pound/Dollar 1.6145 (1.6063)
Gold (ounce) 1097.80 (1092.20)
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