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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              AUGUST 19   DAY'S CHANGE   2005 YEAR   2005 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS       HIGH           LOW
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NEW YORK      10594.81      +39.88       10940.55     10012.36
             (1300 EST)                   (Mar 04)    (Apr 20)
LONDON          5312.6       +43.3         5377.5       4783.6
                                          (Aug 10)    (Jan 12)
TOKYO         12291.73      -15.64       12315.67     10825.39
                                          (Aug 16)    (May 17)
FRANKFURT      4929.91      +78.64        4953.93      4178.10
                                          (Aug 11)    (Apr 28)
PARIS          4487.90      +57.83        4527.11      3816.14
                                          (Aug 10)    (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4461.6       +18.7         4481.2      3947.10
                                          (Aug 16)     (May 4)
HONG KONG     15038.61     -109.48       15466.06     13355.23
                                          (Aug 15)    (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2175                 (1.2182)
Dollar/Yen                     110.40                 (110.51)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7962                 (1.7946)
Gold (ounce)                   437.50                 (440.80)
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