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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            JANUARY 03   DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR    2006 YEAR
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      10715.58       -2.0       10940.55       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)                  (Mar 04)      (Apr 20)
LONDON          5681.5      +62.7         5681.5         4783.6
                                       (Jan 3,06)      (Jan 12)
TOKYO           MARKET    HOLIDAY        16344.2       10825.39
                                         (Dec 29)      (May 17)
FRANKFURT      5460.68      +10.7        5460.68        4178.10
                                       (Jan 3,06)      (Apr 28)
PARIS          4776.98     +22.06        4776.98        3816.14
                                       (Jan 3,06)      (Jan 12)
SYDNEY          4776.0      +12.6         4776.0        3947.10
                                       (Jan 3,06)       (May 4)
HONG KONG     14944.77     +68.34       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                    1.1983                  (1.1830)
Dollar/Yen                     116.38                  (118.00)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7421                  (1.7188)
Gold (ounce)                   528.10                  (517.60)
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