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 27   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11402.76     +48.27       11354.49       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)               (Apr 26/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          6060.0      -44.3         6132.7         4783.6
                                      (Apr 21/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO         17114.54     +58.61       17563.37       10825.39
                                      (Apr 07/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      6067.74     -39.38        6107.12        4178.10
                                      (Apr 26/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5213.55     -38.77        5255.26        3816.14
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5300.2      -27.0         5327.2        3947.10
                                      (Apr 26/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     16742.85     +70.19       16944.34       13355.23
                                      (Apr 20/06)   (Apr 18/05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2540                  (1.2462)
Dollar/Yen                     113.98                  (114.70)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8032                  (1.7887)
Gold (ounce)                   637.10                  (638.20)
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