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 23  DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      12111.39    +109.02       12011.73     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (Oct 19)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          6166.1      +10.9         6172.4       5519.6
                                         (Oct 16)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16788.82    +137.19       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      6242.91     +40.09        6242.91      5292.14
                                         (Oct 23)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5411.81     +36.46        5411.81      4617.59
                                         (Oct 23)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY          5333.5       -1.9         5364.5      4776.00
                                         (May 11)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     18089.85     -23.70       18113.55     14944.77
                                         (Oct 20)    (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2543                (1.2616)
Dollar/Yen                     119.35                (118.63)
Pound/Dollar                   1.8715                (1.8843)
Gold (ounce)                   584.67                (592.65)
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