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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             APRIL 03   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11233.79    +124.39       11317.43       10012.36
             (1200 EDT)               (Mar 22/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON         6024.30     +59.7         6036.3          4783.6
                                      (Mar 24/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         17333.31    +273.65       17333.31       10825.39
                                      (Apr 03/06 )  (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      6024.05     +53.97        6024.05        4178.10
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5255.26     +34.41        5255.26        3816.14
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5180.5      +50.8         5180.5        3947.10
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     16063.75    +258.71       16063.75       13355.23
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (Apr 18/05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2126                  (1.2140)
Dollar/Yen                     117.89                  (117.49)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7395                  (1.7392)
Gold (ounce)                   590.45                  (582.55)
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