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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              MAY 03   DAY'S CHANGE
              CLOSE        IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11383.14     -33.31       11416.45       10012.36
             (1300 EDT)                (May 2/06)   (Apr 20/05)
LONDON          6010.0      -72.1         6132.7         4783.6
                                      (Apr 21/06)   (Jan 12/05)
TOKYO           MARKET    HOLIDAY       17563.37       10825.39
                                      (Apr 07/06)   (May 17/05)
FRANKFURT      5968.96     -82.33        6107.12        4178.10
                                      (Apr 26/06)   (Apr 28/05)
PARIS          5193.94     -47.25        5255.26        3816.14
                                      (Apr 03/06)   (Jan 12/05)
SYDNEY          5273.5       +0.4         5327.2        3947.10
                                      (Apr 26/06)   (May 04/05)
HONG KONG     17026.98    +158.94       17026.98       13355.23
                                       (May 2/06)   (Apr 18/05)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2638                  (1.2623)
Dollar/Yen                     113.52                  (113.48)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8435                  (1.8394)
Gold (ounce)                   668.25                  (665.15)
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