Key stock and currency market movements at 1700 GMT on May 09

10 May, 2006

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 9 DAY'S CHANGE 2006 YEAR 2006 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 11616.99 +32.66 11584.54 10667.39
(1300 EDT) (May 08) (Jan 20)
LONDON 6105.6 +38.5 6132.7 5633.80
(Apr 21) (Jan 24)
TOKYO 17190.91 -100.76 17563.37 15341.18
(Apr 07) (Jan 18)
FRANKFURT 6140.72 +12.74 6140.72 5334.30
(May 09) (Jan 24)
PARIS 5312.18 +29.78 5312.18 4748.32
(May 09) (Jan 24)
SYDNEY 5325.8 +1.8 5327.2 4776.00
(Apr 26) (Jan 03)
HONG KONG 17133.99 -167.80 17301.79 14944.77
(May 08) (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2756 (1.2713)
Dollar/Yen 111.25 (111.65)
Pound/Dollar 1.8655 (1.8576)
Gold (ounce) 697.25 (677.80)
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