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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            OCTOBER 04  DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11778.73     +51.39       11727.34     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 03)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          5966.5      +29.4         6132.7       5519.6
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16082.55    -159.54       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      6046.37     +54.15        6140.72      5292.14
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5256.55     +36.76        5312.18      4617.59
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          5142.7      -41.6         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     17629.21     +22.68       17629.21     14944.77
                                         (Oct 04)    (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2687                (1.2722)
Dollar/Yen                     118.13                (117.89)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8833                (1.8862)
Gold (ounce)                   562.68                (580.95)
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