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 31   DAY'S CHANGE   2006 YEAR    2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11159.18     +64.75       11642.65     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 10)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5723.8      +71.8         6132.7       5532.7
                                         (Apr 21)    (May 22)
TOKYO         15467.33    -392.12       17563.37     15341.18
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jan 18)
FRANKFURT      5692.86     +70.43        6140.72      5334.30
                                         (May 09)    (Jan 24)
PARIS          4930.18     +36.31        5312.18      4748.32
                                         (May 09)    (Jan 24)
SYDNEY          5001.7     -103.7         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG       MARKET    HOLIDAY       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                    1.2830                (1.2885)
Dollar/Yen                     112.36                (111.98)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8729                (1.8832)
Gold (ounce)                   641.50                (657.75)
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