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 15   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11160.87     +10.17       11317.43       10012.36
             (1200 EDT)               (Mar 22/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          5964.6      -50.6         6036.3         4783.6
                                      (Mar 24/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         17059.66     +14.32       17059.66       10825.39
                                      (Mar 31/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      5970.08     -14.11        5984.19        4178.10
                                      (Mar 30/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5220.85     -19.25        5240.1         3816.14
                                      (Mar 30/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5129.7      +14.7         5129.7        3947.10
                                      (Mar 31/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     15805.04     -75.65       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                    1.2140                  (1.2135)
Dollar/Yen                     117.49                  (117.37)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7392                  (1.7448)
Gold (ounce)                   582.55                  (583.05)
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