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 08 DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      12308.37     +29.96       12342.56     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (Nov 17)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          6152.4      +20.9         6254.9       5519.6
                                         (Nov 16)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16417.82     -55.54       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      6427.41     +14.38        6476.13      5292.14
                                         (Nov 22)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5384.16      +4.95        5511.53      4617.59
                                         (Nov 15)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY         5425.8      -39.4         5491.6       4776.00
                                         (Nov 07)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     18739.99    -103.00       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                    1.3225                (1.3297)
Dollar/Yen                     116.31                (115.15)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9570                (1.9640)
Gold (ounce)                   627.55                (628.45)
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