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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            January 29   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      12536.13     +49.11      12621.77       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Jan 24/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON         6239.9      +11.9         6319.0         5519.6
                                     (Jan 03/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO        17470.46     +48.53       17563.37       14218.60
                                     (Apr 07/06)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT     6726.01     +35.67        6748.37        5292.14
                                     (Jan 24/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS          5619.7      +37.4        5638.08        4617.59
                                     (Jan 24/07    (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY         5760.4       -9.5         5769.9        4776.00
                                     (Jan 25/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG    20236.68     -44.45       20821.05       14944.77
                                     (Jan 24/07)   (Jan 03/06)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1800 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.2956                 (1.2912)
Dollar/Yen                     121.86                 (121.52)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9597                 (1.9595)
Gold (ounce)                   646.95                 (644.70)
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