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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            March 12   DAY'S CHANGE
               CLOSE     IN POINTS        HIGH             LOW
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NEW YORK      12299.72     +23.40      12786.64       10667.39
             (1300 EDT)              (Feb 20/07)   (Jan 20/06)
LONDON          6233.3      -11.9        6444.4         5519.6
                                     (Feb 19/07)   (Jun 13/06)
TOKYO         17292.39    +128.35      18215.35       14218.60
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
FRANKFURT      6715.49      -1.03       7027.59        5292.14
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
PARIS          5496.07     -41.77       5762.54        4617.59
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jun 13/06)
SYDNEY          5891.0      +60.8        6044.0        4776.00
                                     (Feb 26/07)   (Jan 03/06)
HONG KONG     19442.42    +307.54      20821.05       14944.77
                                     (Jan 24/07)   (Jan 03/06)
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE/GOLD BULLION AT 1700 GMT
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Euro/Dollar                    1.3185                 (1.3115)
Dollar/Yen                     117.64                 (118.31)
Pound/Dollar                   1.9321                 (1.9332)
Gold (ounce)                   650.10                 (650.65)
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