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 06  DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11824.83     -41.86       11866.69     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 05)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          6001.2       -3.3         6132.7       5519.6
                                         (Apr 21)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16436.06     -13.27       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      6085.82     +10.54        6140.72      5292.14
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5282.06      -6.47        5312.18      4617.59
                                         (May 09)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          5220.7       +1.4         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     17903.39      -4.28       17907.67     14944.77
                                         (Oct 05)    (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2609                (1.2692)
Dollar/Yen                     118.86                (117.64)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8717                (1.8787)
Gold (ounce)                   570.85                (570.10)
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