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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            NOVEMBER 17  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10682.84      +8.08       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EST)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5460.0      +30.0         5501.5         4783.6
                                         (Oct 03)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         14411.79    +240.92       14411.79       10825.39
                                         (Nov 17)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5099.72     +18.26        5138.02        4178.10
                                         (Oct 04)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4523.18     +11.05        4650.24        3816.14
                                         (Oct 04)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4629.1       +8.0         4671.7        3947.10
                                         (Sep 29)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     14787.98    +137.44       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                    1.1718                  (1.1692)
Dollar/Yen                     118.74                  (118.96)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7185                  (1.7180)
Gold (ounce)                   485.15                  (477.25)
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