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 19  DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      11985.16       -7.6       11992.68     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 18)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          6156.0       +5.6         6172.4       5519.6
                                         (Oct 16)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16551.36    -101.64       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      6177.42      -5.36        6186.54      5292.14
                                         (Oct 16)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5359.74      -1.55        5361.97      4617.59
                                         (Oct 16)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          5285.3      -27.9         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     17986.97     -61.12       18048.09     14944.77
                                         (Oct 18)    (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2601                (1.2520)
Dollar/Yen                     118.33                (118.97)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8767                (1.8680)
Gold (ounce)                   600.05                (592.50)
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