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 21   DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10127.41     +115.05      10940.55        9757.81
            (1300 EST)               (Mar 04/05)    (Oct 22/04)
LONDON          4819.6        -2.4        5060.8         4301.5
                                     (Feb 21/05)    (Aug 13/04)
TOKYO         10984.39     -104.19      12163.89       10365.40
                                     (Apr 26/04)    (Feb 10/04)
FRANKFURT      4193.70      +15.08       4428.09        3646.99
                                     (Mar 07/05)    (Aug 13/04)
PARIS          3951.02       +1.00       4124.37        3484.84
                                     (Apr 07/05)    (Aug 13/04)
SYDNEY          4014.0        -8.6        4266.4         3262.0
                                     (Mar 21/05)    (Feb 05/04)
HONG KONG     13597.31      +95.68      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                    1.3041                  (1.3086)
Dollar/Yen                     107.03                  (106.75)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9082                  (1.9190)
Gold (ounce)                   433.10                  (435.40)
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