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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             SEPTEMBER 21  DAY'S CHANGE   2005 YEAR  2005 YEAR
                CLOSE       IN POINTS       HIGH           LOW
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NEW YORK      10419.98      -61.54       10940.55     10012.36
             (1300 EST)                   (Mar 04)    (Apr 20)
LONDON          5369.7       -46.7         5429.7       4783.6
                                          (Sep 19)    (Jan 12)
TOKYO         13196.57      +48.00       13196.57     10825.39
                                         (Sept 21)    (May 17)
FRANKFURT      4875.22      -87.64        5005.93      4178.10
                                          (Sep 09)    (Apr 28)
PARIS          4468.06      -63.74         4531.8      3816.14
                                          (Sep 20)    (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4552.4       -28.5         4580.9      3947.10
                                          (Sep 20)     (May 4)
HONG KONG     15223.62      -18.24       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                    1.2205                 (1.2175)
Dollar/Yen                     111.36                 (111.66)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8086                 (1.8039)
Gold (ounce)                   468.95                 (464.85)
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