Key stock and currency market movements

12 Aug, 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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AUGUST 11 DAY'S CHANGE 2006 YEAR 2006 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 11062.01 -62.36 11642.65 10667.39
(1300 EDT) (May 10) (Jan 20)
LONDON 5820.1 -3.3 6132.7 5519.6
(Apr 21) (Jun 13)
TOKYO 15565.02 -65.89 17563.37 14218.60
(Apr 07) (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT 5628.37 -2.59 6140.72 5292.14
(May 09) (Jun 13)
PARIS 4985.52 +8.88 5312.18 4617.59
(May 09) (Jun 13)
SYDNEY 4949.2 -4.0 5364.5 4776.00
(May 11) (Jan 03)
HONG KONG 17249.95 +27.81 17346.58 14944.77
(Aug 09) (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.2736 (1.2775)
Dollar/Yen 116.23 (115.57)
Pound/Dollar 1.8924 (1.8894)
Gold (ounce) 631.70 (635.45)
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