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 15   DAY'S CHANGE   2006 YEAR    2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11399.30     +18.31       11642.65     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 10)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5841.3      -70.8         6132.7      5633.80
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jan 24)
TOKYO         16486.91    -114.87       17563.37     15341.18
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jan 18)
FRANKFURT      5857.03     -59.25        6140.72      5334.30
                                         (May 09)    (Jan 24)
PARIS          5064.85     -85.60        5312.18      4748.32
                                         (May 09)    (Jan 24)
SYDNEY         5234.1       -95.4         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG    16494.84     -407.01       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                    1.2792                (1.2894)
Dollar/Yen                     110.44                (110.36)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8788                (1.8907)
Gold (ounce)                   682.25                (714.80)
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