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 13 DAY'S CHANGE    2006 YEAR   2006 YEAR
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH            LOW
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NEW YORK      12324.63      +9.05       12342.56     10667.39
             (1300 EDT)                  (Nov 17)    (Jan 20)
LONDON          6192.5      +36.1         6254.9       5519.6
                                         (Nov 16)    (Jun 13)
TOKYO         16692.93     +55.15       17563.37     14218.60
                                         (Apr 07)    (Jun 13)
FRANKFURT      6520.77     +44.60        6520.77)     5292.14
                                         (Dec 13)    (Jun 13)
PARIS          5475.85     +49.03        5511.53      4617.59
                                         (Nov 15)    (Jun 13)
SYDNEY         5488.2      +14.6         5491.6       4776.00
                                         (Nov 07)    (Jan 03)
HONG KONG     18718.19    -188.98       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                    1.3206                (1.3238)
Dollar/Yen                     117.50                (117.08)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9644                (1.9650)
Gold (ounce)                   628.50                (627.50)
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