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 06   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11181.52     -58.03       11317.43       10012.36
             (1200 EDT)               (Mar 22/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          6045.7       +1.6         6045.7         4783.6
                                      (Apr 06/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         17489.33    +245.35       17489.33       10825.39
                                      (Apr 06/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      6031.39      +2.19        6031.39        4178.10
                                      (Apr 06/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5222.36      +1.33        5255.26        3816.14
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5238.9      +31.9         5238.9        3947.10
                                      (Apr 06/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     16411.13    +311.04       16411.13       13355.23
                                      (Apr 06/06)   (Apr 18/05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2224                  (1.2284)
Dollar/Yen                     117.72                  (117.52)
Pound/Dollar                   1.7504                  (1.7518)
Gold (ounce)                   594.00                  (588.15)
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