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 05  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10846.13     -31.38       10940.55       10012.36
                                         (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5510.4      -17.7         5531.7         4783.6
                                         (Nov 23)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         15551.31    +129.71       15551.31       10825.39
                                         (Dec 05)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5266.86     -41.13        5307.99        4178.10
                                         (Dec 02)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4650.54     -11.96        4662.54        3816.14
                                         (Dec 02)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4624.6       +1.1         4671.7        3947.10
                                         (Sep 29)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     15158.82     -41.56       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                    1.1819                  (1.1706)
Dollar/Yen                     120.71                  (120.62)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7439                  (1.7336)
Gold (ounce)                   508.05                  (503.95)
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