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 06   DAY'S CHANGE  2004 YEAR    2004 YEAR
               CLOSE        IN POINTS      HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10546.77      -45.22     10737.70        9757.81
             (1300 EST)                 (Feb 11)      (Oct 22)
LONDON          4722.8       -25.1       4805.3         4301.5
                                        (Nov 18)      (Aug 13)
TOKYO         10981.96      -92.93     12163.89       10365.40
                                        (Apr 26)      (Feb 10)
FRANKFURT      4193.91      -14.96      4216.40        3646.99
                                        (Dec 02)      (Aug 13)
PARIS          3767.39      -16.12      3844.14        3484.84
                                        (Nov 17)      (Aug 13)
SYDNEY          3950.5       +11.0       3950.5         3262.0
                                        (Dec 06)      (Feb 05)
HONG KONG     14256.86      +45.02     14261.79       10967.65
                                        (Dec 02)      (May 17)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3445                 (1.3411)
Dollar/Yen                     102.68                 (102.37)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9429                 (1.9385)
Gold (ounce)                   454.50                 (454.85)
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