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 29   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11213.29     +58.75       11317.43       10012.36
             (1200 EDT)               (Mar 22/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          5959.2      +23.5         6036.3         4783.6
                                      (Mar 24/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         16938.41    +248.17       16938.41       10825.39
                                      (Mar 29/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      5914.78     +24.15        5973.14        4178.10
                                      (Mar 24/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5180.25     +30.26        5218.71        3816.14
                                      (Mar 24/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5090.5       +4.7         5090.5        3947.10
                                      (Mar 29/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     15745.11    -111.47       15949.89       13355.23
                                      (Feb 27/06)   (Apr 18/05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2030                  (1.2075)
Dollar/Yen                     117.80                  (117.24)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7358                  (1.7495)
Gold (ounce)                   569.15                  (567.65)
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