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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DECEMBER 04 DAY'S CHANGE 2006 YEAR 2006 YEAR
CLOSE IN POINTS HIGH LOW
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NEW YORK 12265.03 +70.90 12342.56 10667.39
(1300 EDT) (Nov 17) (Jan 20)
LONDON 6050.4 +28.9 6254.9 5519.6
(Nov 16) (Jun 13)
TOKYO 16303.59 -18.19 17563.37 14218.60
(Apr 07) (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT 6295.23 +54.10 6476.13 5292.14
(Nov 22) (Jun 13)
PARIS 5296.08 +42.03 5511.53 4617.59
(Nov 15) (Jun 13)
SYDNEY 5424.9 -3.0 5491.6 4776.00
(Nov 07) (Jan 03)
HONG KONG 18702.73 +11.91 19265.32 14944.77
(Nov 23) (Jan 03)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar 1.3326 (1.3316)
Dollar/Yen 115.39 (115.28)
Pound/Dollar 1.9792 (1.9786)
Gold (ounce) 645.48 (646.85)
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