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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              July 24   DAY'S CHANGE   2006 YEAR    2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11002.94    +134.56       11642.65     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 10)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5833.9     +114.2         6132.7       5519.6
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         14794.50     -26.76       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      5578.05    +127.04        6140.72      5292.14
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          4914.93     +96.38        5312.18      4617.59
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          4934.4      -26.2         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     16480.59     +16.41       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                    1.2630                (1.2681)
Dollar/Yen                     116.72                (116.32)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8497                (1.8572)
Gold (ounce)                   613.25                (622.35)
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