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 23  DAY'S CHANGE     2005 YEAR   2005 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10895.20      +5.76       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5595.4       -1.6         5597.0         4783.6
                                         (Dec 22)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO              MARKET HOLIDAY       15957.57       10825.39
                                         (Dec 21)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5419.05     +20.77        5419.05        4178.10
                                         (Dec 23)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4757.74      +5.78        4757.74        3816.14
                                         (Dec 23)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4727.7      +19.9         4727.7        3947.10
                                         (Dec 23)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     15183.58      +1.05       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                    1.1860                  (1.1867)
Dollar/Yen                     116.20                  (116.78)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7326                  (1.7381)
Gold (ounce)                   503.00                  (502.60)
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