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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             MARCH 13   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11090.75     +14.41       11137.17       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)               (Feb 22/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          5952.8      +44.9         5952.8         4783.6
                                      (Mar 13/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         16361.51    +245.88       16747.76       10825.39
                                      (Feb 06/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      5855.16     +50.24        5915.15        4178.10
                                      (Feb 27/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5107.47      +38.2         5107.47       3816.14
                                      (Mar 13/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          4951.3      +63.2         4956.7        3947.10
                                      (Feb 01/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     15542.07     +97.02       15949.89       13355.23
                                      (Feb 27/06)   (Apr 18/05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.1931                  (1.1891)
Dollar/Yen                     119.12                  (119.07)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7297                  (1.7263)
Gold (ounce)                   545.80                  (539.85)
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