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 25   DAY'S CHANGE   2006 YEAR    2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11179.92     +62.60       11098.35     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 23)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5677.7      +90.6         6132.7       5532.7
                                         (Apr 21)    (May 22)
TOKYO         15693.75    -213.45       17563.37     15341.18
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jan 18)
FRANKFURT      5706.06    +118.83        6140.72      5334.30
                                         (May 09)    (Jan 24)
PARIS          4949.53     +79.51        5312.18      4748.32
                                         (May 09)    (Jan 24)
SYDNEY          4976.8      -60.9         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     15696.89    -125.75       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                    1.2766                (1.2755)
Dollar/Yen                     111.96                (112.73)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8694                (1.8677)
Gold (ounce)                   649.00                (643.80)
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