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 24   DAY'S CHANGE   2006YEAR     2006YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11282.69     -15.21       11642.65     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (May 10)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5869.1       +9.1         6132.7       5519.6
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         15960.62    -202.41       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      5814.08     +38.54        6140.72      5292.14
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5112.85     +30.12        5312.18      4617.59
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          4987.8      -94.5         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     16883.04    -205.35       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                    1.2764                (1.2787)
Dollar/Yen                     116.52                (116.43)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8890                (1.8927)
Gold (ounce)                   619.15                (624.25)
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