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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               JULY 12   DAY'S CHANGE
                CLOSE      IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10500.70     -19.02       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EST)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5217.2      -25.2         5242.4         4783.6
                                         (Jul 11)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         11692.14     +17.35       11966.69       10825.39
                                         (Mar 09)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      4653.03     -10.35        4663.38        4178.10
                                         (Jul 11)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4313.78      -7.78        4321.56        3816.14
                                         (Jul 11)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4262.1       -2.0         4312.2        3947.10
                                         (Jun 17)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     14146.95     -10.29       14287.44       13355.23
                                         (Jun 28)      (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2205                  (1.2069)
Dollar/Yen                     111.00                  (111.91)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7759                  (1.7570)
Gold (ounce)                   425.45                  (426.25)
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