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 18   DAY'S CHANGE   2006YEAR    2006YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11340.48      +5.52       11642.65     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 10)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5903.4       +3.0         6132.7       5519.6
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16105.98     +85.14       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      5817.02     -16.49        6140.72      5292.14
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5135.69      -9.15        5312.18      4617.59
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          5052.5       -3.4         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG      17330.7     -42.35       17451.03     14944.77
                                         (Aug 16)    (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2808                (1.2841)
Dollar/Yen                     115.83                (115.79)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8804                (1.8895)
Gold (ounce)                   608.10                (615.80)
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