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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               APRIL 20   DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10101.55     -25.86       10940.55        9757.81
            (1300 EST)               (Mar 04/05)    (Oct 22/04)
LONDON          4822.0      -33.6         5060.8         4301.5
                                     (Feb 21/05)    (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO         11088.58     +22.72       12163.89       10365.40
                                     (Apr 26/04)    (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT      4178.62     -25.99        4428.09        3646.99
                                     (Mar 07/05)    (Aug 13/04)
PARIS          3950.02     -12.37        4124.37        3484.84
                                     (Apr 07/05)    (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY          4023.6       +2.4         4266.4         3262.0
                                     (Mar 21/05)    (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG     13501.63     +57.54       14266.38       10967.65
                                     (Dec 29/04)    (May 17/04)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3086                  (1.3024)
Dollar/Yen                     106.75                  (107.05)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9190                  (1.9154)
Gold (ounce)                   435.40                  (433.00)
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