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 20  DAY'S CHANGE    2005 YEAR    2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10857.10     +20.75       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5547.9       +8.1         5547.9         4783.6
                                         (Dec 20)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO         15641.26    +249.78       15778.86       10825.39
                                         (Dec 13)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT       5356.6      +6.42         5356.6        4178.10
                                         (Dec 20)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4703.48      +8.62        4704.41        3816.14
                                         (Dec 16)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4672.3      +16.9         4672.3        3947.10
                                         (Dec 20)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     15169.17     -13.72       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                    1.1862                  (1.1998)
Dollar/Yen                     117.04                  (116.01)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7545                  (1.7620)
Gold (ounce)                   495.75                  (505.85)
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