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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            DECEMBER 01  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10916.01    +110.14       10940.55       10012.36
                                         (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5486.1      +62.9         5531.7         4783.6
                                         (Nov 23)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         15130.50    +258.35       15130.50       10825.39
                                         (Dec 01)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5266.55     +73.15        5266.55        4178.10
                                         (Dec 01)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4636.46     +69.05        4650.24        3816.14
                                         (Oct 04)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4580.1      -54.7         4671.7        3947.10
                                         (Sep 29)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     15068.03    +130.89       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                    1.1712                  (1.1787)
Dollar/Yen                     120.48                  (119.76)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7325                  (1.7327)
Gold (ounce)                   501.05                  (494.70)
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