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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            OCTOBER 18   DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10329.21     -18.89       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EST)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5263.9      -22.6         5501.5         4783.6
                                         (Oct 03)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         13352.24     +48.05       13738.84       10825.39
                                          (Oct 4)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      4947.18     -31.65        5138.02        4178.10
                                         (Oct 04)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4461.14     -28.07        4650.24        3816.14
                                         (Oct 04)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4459.3      +34.0         4671.7        3947.10
                                         (Sep 29)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     14597.40     +56.05       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                    1.1941                  (1.2059)
Dollar/Yen                     115.65                  (114.80)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7490                  (1.7562)
Gold (ounce)                   472.40                  (474.55)
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