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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February 23 DAY'S CHANGE 2009/10 2009/10
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 10291.41 -92.05 10725.43 6594.44
(1300 EDT) (Jan 19/10) (Mar 05/09)
LONDON 5315.09 -36.98 5538.07 3512.09
(Jan 11/10) (Mar 03/09)
TOKYO 10352.10 -48.37 10982.10 7054.98
(Jan 15/10) (Mar 10/09)
FRANKFURT 5604.07 -84.37 6048.3 3690.72
(Jan 04/10) (Mar 03/09)
PARIS 3707.06 -49.64 4045.14 2519.29
(Jan 08/10) (Mar 09/09)
SYDNEY 4718.3 +0.8 4950.7 3145.5
(Jan 11/10) (Mar 06/09)
HONG KONG 20623.00 +245.73 22943.98 11344.58
(Nov 16/09) (Mar 09/09)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3511 (1.3591)
Dollar/Yen 90.22 (91.16)
Pound/Dollar 1.5421 (1.5476)
Gold (ounce) 1101.40 (1115.25)
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