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 20   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11292.94     +13.05       11279.65       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)               (Mar 17/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          5991.7       -7.7         5999.4         4783.6
                                      (Mar 17/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         16624.80    +285.07       16747.76       10825.39
                                      (Feb 06/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      5902.79     +20.41        5915.15        4178.10
                                      (Feb 27/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5138.51      -2.57        5141.08        3816.14
                                      (Mar 17/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5000.4      +28.7         5000.4        3947.10
                                      (Mar 20/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     15929.95    +128.29       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                    1.2155                  (1.2188)
Dollar/Yen                     116.37                  (115.93)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7544                  (1.7557)
Gold (ounce)                   554.05                  (554.65)
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