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 15  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10893.52     +10.01       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5495.3      -25.8         5538.8         4783.6
                                         (Dec 06)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         15254.44    -210.14       15778.86       10825.39
                                         (Dec 13)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5295.82      +9.06        5310.28        4178.10
                                         (Dec 13)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4673.14      -1.71        4693.40        3816.14
                                         (Dec 13)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4627.9      +10.0         4671.7        3947.10
                                         (Sep 29)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     15059.02     +82.76       15466.06       13355.23
                                         (Aug 15)      (Apr 18)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.1957                  (1.2018)
Dollar/Yen                     116.64                  (117.08)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7634                  (1.7729)
Gold (ounce)                   507.90                  (508.50)
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